Selection for increased brood size in historical human populations

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 430-436

  Helle, Samuli ^a   Lummaa, Virpi ^b,c   Jokela, Jukka ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Correlational selection; Fitness; Homo sapiens; Insurance ova; Lambda; Life history; Twins

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTION; TWINNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 1642404615     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01658.x     Document Type: Article

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