A life-history approach to fertility rates in rural Gambia: evidence for trade-offs or phenotypic correlations?
(2003)
Book Chapter
Sear, R., Mace, R., & McGregor, I. (2003). A life-history approach to fertility rates in rural Gambia: evidence for trade-offs or phenotypic correlations?. In J. Rodgers, & H. Kohler (Eds.), The biodemography of human reproduction and fertility (135-160). Kluwer
Life history theory predicts that a trade-off will occur between investment in current and future reproduction. We test this hypothesis in a rural Gambian population by determining whether women who have invested heavily in reproduction in the past h... Read More about A life-history approach to fertility rates in rural Gambia: evidence for trade-offs or phenotypic correlations?.