All Outputs (2)

Genetic Associations Between Personality Traits and Lifetime Reproductive Success in Humans (2016)
Journal Article
Berg, V., Lummaa, V., Rickard, I., Silventoinen, K., Capri, J., & Jokela, M. (2016). Genetic Associations Between Personality Traits and Lifetime Reproductive Success in Humans. Behavior Genetics, 46(6), 742-753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-016-9803-5

Personality has been associated with reproductive success in humans and other animals, suggesting potential evolutionary selection pressures. However, studies to date have only examined these associations on a phenotypic level, which may be inadequat... Read More about Genetic Associations Between Personality Traits and Lifetime Reproductive Success in Humans.

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Adaptation Reconsidered (2016)
Book Chapter
Rickard, I. (2016). The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Adaptation Reconsidered. In A. Alvergne, C. Jenkinson, & C. Faurie (Eds.), Evolutionary thinking in medicine : from research to policy and practice (75-88). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29716-3_6

It is now well established that an individual’s experience in the womb can have long-term consequences for their health and well-being. From an evolutionary perspective, it can be predicted that organisms will respond to their early conditions adapti... Read More about The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Adaptation Reconsidered.