When to have another baby: A dynamic model of reproductive decision-making and evidence from gabbra pastoralists

Ethology and Sociobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-273

  Mace, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs of reproduction; Dynamic optimality model; Gabbra; Reproductive success; Son preference

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR; FERTILITY DECISIONS; GABBRA PEOPLE; MODELLING APPROACH; PASTORALISTS; POPULATION FERTILITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR;

ETHIOPIA; KENYA;

EID: 0030426826     PISSN: 01623095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(96)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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