Life-history theory, fertility and reproductive success in humans

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1491, 2002, Pages 553-562

  Strassmann, Beverly I ^a   Gillespie, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Life history trade offs; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TRADE-OFF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 53149112709     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1912     Document Type: Article

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