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Comment author: michael_vassar3 14 February 2009 07:55:59AM 0 points [-]

The need for paternal resources for boys seems likely to be a motive. So is the greater ease of recognizing paternal resemblance among boys. Finally, producing boys is a weak signal of fitness by the mother.