Dying young and living fast: Variation in life history across English neighborhoods

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Nettle, Daniel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Breastfeeding; Grandmothering; Humans; Life history theory; Parental investment; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; HUMAN EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 76749094036     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp202     Document Type: Article

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