Dynamics of Human Reproduction Biology, Biometry, Demography

Name: Dynamics of Human Reproduction Biology, Biometry, Demography
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ISBN: 9780202011806

ISBN-10: 0202011801

ISBN-13: 9780202011806

Edition: 1994

Authors: James W. Wood, James Wood

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"...a 'must-have' reference text for any researcher interested in the biocultural determinants of human fertility and is appropriate as a textbook at the graduate level. I expect it to remain a standard in the literature of demographic anthropology and reproductive ecology for many years to come." --

Book details

List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/31/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 670
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

James W. Wood is professor of anthropology and demography at Pennsylvania State University. His books include, Human Reproductive Ecology: Interactions of Environment, Fertility, and Behavior, and The Biodemography of Subsistence Farming: Population, Food and Family .



Preface



Natural Fertility



Introduction



Patterns of Natural Fertility



Frameworks for Analyzing the Determinants of Natural Fertility



The Proximate Determinants of Natural Fertility



Ovarian Cycles and the Fertile Period



Conception, Implantation, and Pregnancy



Fetal Loss



Fecundability and Coital Frequency



Breastfeeding and Postpartum Infecundability



Menarche and Menopause



The Onset of Permanent Sterility



Marriage and the Male Contribution



Beyond the Proximate Determinants



Extensions and Elaborations


Appendix: An Introduction to Quantitative Endocrinology



References


Index