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Human Fertility Evolution

Human Fertility Evolution is a theoretical framework within evolutionary demography that identifies and explains the demographic and selective mechanisms driving changes in human reproductive patterns over time, distinguished by its focus on the interplay between biological constraints, socioecological factors, and natural selection in shaping fertility trends across populations.

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2017–2026

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Grandmothering, menopause, and the evolution of human life histories

Kristen Hawkes, Jerome O’Connell, Nicholas Jones et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1998 · 1.3K citations

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Rapid evolution of male reproductive genes in the descent of man

Gerald J. Wyckoff, Wen Wang, Chung‐I Wu · Nature · 2000 · 567 citations

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Reproductive ecology and human evolution

Darna L. Dufour · American Journal of Human Biology · 2003 · 442 citations · Full text

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Cooperative Breeding and its Significance to the Demographic Success of Humans

Karen L. Kramer · Annual Review of Anthropology · 2010 · 441 citations

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Human reproductive behavior: A darwinian perspective

Meredith F. Small · Journal of Human Evolution · 1991 · 424 citations

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Authors

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  1. RS
    Rebecca Sear

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 233 citations

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  2. HK
    Hillard Kaplan

    University of New Mexico, United States

    4 publications · 712 citations

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  3. RM
    Ruth Mace

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 301 citations

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  4. CM
    Cristina Moya

    University of California, Davis, United States

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  5. MF
    Martin Fieder

    University of Vienna, Austria

    2 publications · 40 citations

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Institutions

117

  1. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    228 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    406 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    721 citations

  4. University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    136 citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    597 citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    95 citations

  7. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    163 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    483 citations

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  2. American Journal of Human Biology

    6 publications · 794 citations

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  3. Population and Development Review

    5 publications · 480 citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 5 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 4 publications · 565 citations

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