Polygamy and birth numbers

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_aussieguy55
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Polygamy and birth numbers

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/ ... -fruit-fly

Interesting article on why number of children per woman was small among LDS women.

If all the women ovulated at the same time, a man would be exhausted serving them all.
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Re: Polygamy and birth numbers

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aussieguy55 wrote:http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/feb/27/mormon-polygamists-fruit-fly

Interesting article on why number of children per woman was small among LDS women.

If all the women ovulated at the same time, a man would be exhausted serving them all.


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