Fertility Theory: Embodied-Capital Theory of Life History Evolution

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 28-34

  Kaplan, Hillard S ^a   Bock, John A ^b   Hooper, Paul L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Education; Fertility; Human capital; Human evolution; Hunter gatherers; Inclusive fitness; Intergenerational transfers; Life history theory; Life span; Menopause; Optimal birth spacing; Parental investment; Senescence; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009667848     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.31075-3     Document Type: Chapter

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