Human Evolutionary Demography

Human evolutionary demography is an emerging field blending natural science with social science. This edited volume provides a much-needed, interdisciplinary introduction to the field and highlights cutting-edge research for interested readers and researchers in demography, the evolutionary behaviou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Burger, Oskar author (author), Lee, Ronald author, Sear, Rebecca author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] Open Book Publishers [2024]
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009840639206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Section 1: The Rationale, Motivations and Questions in Human Evolutionary Demography
  • Section 2: Evolutionary Ecology and Demography
  • Section 3: Evolutionary Demography Through Tinbergen’s Eyes
  • Section 4: Genetic Evolutionary Demography
  • Section 5: The Measurement and Interpretation of Selection and Fitness
  • Section 6: Evolution of the Human Life Cycle
  • Section 7: Evolutionary Demography of Family Structures, Households and Cultural Transmission
  • Section 8: Evolutionary Demography of Population Health and Human Well-Being
  • Index