Wealth, status, and fitness: A historical study of Norwegians in variable environments

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 305-314

  Skjærvø, Gine Roll ^a   Bongard, Terje ^b   Viken, Aslaug ^c   Stokke, Bard G ^a,d   Røskaft, Eivin ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre   (Norway)

^d CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diet; Fitness; Grandchildren; Human life history; Reproductive success; Social status and wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961166040     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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