The Biodemography of Human Reproduction and Fertility
The book that you hold in your hands is the second in a series. The two titles in the series are the following: Genetic Influences on Human Fertility and Sexuality: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions from the Biological and Behavior Sciences Edited by Joseph Lee Rodgers, David C. Rowe, & Wa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I Biodemography and Fertility: Bio-Evolutionary Models
- 1 Anorexia: A “Dis-ease” of Low, Low Fertility
- 2 Is Phenotypic Plasticity Adaptive?
- 3 The Role of Nurturant Schemas in Human Reproduction
- II Biodemography and Fertility: Evolutionary Life History Models
- 4 Nonmarital First Births and Women’s Life Histories
- 5 Energetics, Fecundity, and Human Life History
- 6 The Biodemography of Modern Women: Tradeoffs When Resources Become Limiting
- 7 A Life History Approach to Fertility Rates in Rural Gambia: Evidence for Trade-offs or Phenotypic Correlations?
- III Biodemography and Fertility: Genetic Models
- 8 Genetic and Shared Environmental Influences on Adolescents’ Timing of First Sexual Intercourse: The Moderating Effect of Time Spent with a Sibling
- 9 Evidence of an Emerging Collision between the Fertility Transition and Genotype-Dependent Fertility Differentials
- 10 Evidence of Decreased Fertility in Women Carrying the Gene for G6PD deficiency: A Study in the Sardinian Population
- 11 The Impact of Intergenerationally-Transmitted Fertility and Nuptiality on Population Dynamics in Contemporary Populations
- Chaper 12 Genetic Variance in Human Fertility: Biology, Psychology, or Both?