Childhood, adolescent, and longevity: A multilevel model of the evolution of reserve capacity in human life history

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 567-577

  Bogin, Barry ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEANING; ADULT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILITY; HOMINID; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; HOMINIDAE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349386514     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20895     Document Type: Article

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