Outputs (3)

Matriliny as daughter-biased investment (2003)
Journal Article
Holden, C., Sear, R., & Mace, R. (2003). Matriliny as daughter-biased investment. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24(2), 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1090-5138%2802%2900122-8

From an evolutionary perspective, matriliny presents a puzzle because men in matrilineal societies transmit wealth to their sisters' sons, to whom they are only half as related as to their own sons. It has been argued that such systems would only max... Read More about Matriliny as daughter-biased investment.

The effects of kin on female fertility in rural Gambia (2003)
Journal Article
Sear, R., Mace, R., & McGregor, I. (2003). The effects of kin on female fertility in rural Gambia. Evolution and Human Behavior, 24(1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1090-5138%2802%2900105-8

Human females reproduce relatively rapidly throughout their reproductive years compared to the other great apes. It has been suggested that women are able to sustain this rapid pace by co-opting family members to help raise their children. We tested... Read More about The effects of kin on female fertility in rural Gambia.

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?.