Early reproductive maturity among pumé foragers: Implications of a pooled energy model to fast life histories

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 430-437

  Kramer, Karen L ^a   Greaves, Russell D ^a   Ellison, Peter T ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; WEANING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 70349399154     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20930     Document Type: Article

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