Child volunteers in a women's paramilitary organization in World War II have accelerated reproductive schedules

Life history theory predicts that females will adjust reproductive timing in response to environmental challenges. Here the authors show that young girls exposed to higher mortality rates during war give birth earlier and more often than their peers who were not exposed to these conditions.

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Main Authors: Robert Lynch, Virpi Lummaa, Michael Briga, Simon N. Chapman, John Loehr
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/df4e935703304c858dab833edf003262
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