Examining the trade-offs between human fertility and longevity over three centuries using crowdsourced genealogy data.

The evolution theory of ageing predicts that reproduction comes with long-term costs of survival. However, empirical studies in human species report mixed findings of the relationship between fertility and longevity, which varies by populations, time periods, and individual characteristics. One expl...

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Main Authors: Chen-Hao Hsu, Oliver Posegga, Kai Fischbach, Henriette Engelhardt
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/19d60cd3d3554edfb451fdbce8804c22
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