Reproductive Ecology and Human Evolution

Name: Reproductive Ecology and Human Evolution
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ISBN: 9780202306582

ISBN-10: 0202306585

ISBN-13: 9780202306582

Edition: 2001

Authors: Peter T. Ellison

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List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/30/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 5.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Christian Raffensperger is Assistant Professor of History at Wittenberg University.Peter T. Ellison is John Cowles Professor of Anthropology and Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.



Contributors


Introduction: Ecology, Reproduction, and Human Evolution




Physiological Context



Pregnancy Loss and Fecundability in Women




The Evolutionary and Ecological Context of Human Pregnancy




Why Energy Expenditure Causes Reproductive Suppression in Women: An Evolutionary and Bioenergetic Perspective




Lactation, Energetics, and Postpartum Fecundity




Reproductive Physiology of the Human Male: An Evolutionary and Life History Perspective




Ecological Context



Reproductive Filtering and the Social Environment




Reproductive Ecology of Male Immune Function and Gonadal Function




Why Not So Great Is Still Good Enough: Flexible Responsiveness in Human Reproductive Functioning




Fertility Changes with the Prehistoric Transition to Agriculture: Perspectives from Reproductive Ecology and Paleodemography




Developmental Context



Metabolism, Maturation, and Ovarian Function




Child Survival and the Modulation of Parental Investment: Physiological and Hormonal Considerations




Aging and Reproductive Senescence




The Embodied Capital Theory of Human Evolution




Comparative Context



Strepsirrhine Reproductive Ecology




Reproductive Ecology of New World Monkeys




Reproductive Ecology of Old World Monkeys




The Reproductive Ecology of Male Hominoids




Female Reproductive Ecology of the Apes: Implications for Human Evolution



Index