An adaptive model for predicting !kung reproductive performance: A stochastic dynamic programming approach

Ethology and Sociobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 221-245

  Anderies, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth spacing; Kung Bushman; Menopause; ; Stochastic dynamic programming

Indexed keywords

!KUNG PEOPLE; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; MODELLING APPROACH; POPULATION FERTILITY; REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0030426867     PISSN: 01623095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(96)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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