Human longevity at the cost of reproductive success: Evidence from global data

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 409-414

  Thomas, F ^a   Teriokhin, A T ^a,b   Renaud, F ^a   De Meeus T ^a   Guegan J F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Homo sapiens; Reproduction; Somatic maintenance; Spatial series; Trade off

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034067794     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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