Developmental origins of life history: Growth, productivity, and reproduction

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 654-661

  Kuzawa, Christopher W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 34648828091     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20659     Document Type: Conference Paper

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