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  1. Department of Psychology, Brock University, L2S3A1, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Malvina Nina Skorska

  2. Department of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, Brock University, L2S3A1, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Anthony F. Bogaert

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  1. Oakland Univ Dept of Psycholgy, Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Viviana Weekes-Shackelford

  2. Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

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    Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford

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Skorska, M.N., Bogaert, A.F. (2016). Fraternal Birth Order, The. In: Weekes-Shackelford, V., Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3373-1

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