1st Edition
Dynamics of Human Reproduction Biology, Biometry, Demography
By James W. Wood
Copyright 1994
670 Pages
by
Routledge
670 Pages
by
Routledge
669 Pages
by
Routledge
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Awarded the W. W. Howells Award for the Outstanding Book in Biological Anthropology, this volume presents a comprehensive, integrated, and up-to-date overview of the major physiological and behavioral factors affecting human reproduction. In attempting to identify the most important causes of variation in fertility within and among human populations, Wood summarizes data from a wide range of... Read more
I: Natural Fertility; 1: Introduction; 2: Patterns of Natural Fertility; 3: Frameworks for Analyzing the Determinants of Natural Fertility; II: The Proximate Determinants of Natural Fertility; 4: Ovarian Cycles and the Fertile Period; 5: Conception, Implantation, and Pregnancy; 6: Fetal Loss; 7: Fecundability and Coital Frequency; 8: Breastfeeding and Postpartum Infecundability; 9: Menarche and Menopause; 10: The Onset of Permanent Sterility; 11: Marriage and the Male Contribution; III: Beyond the Proximate Determinants; 12: Extensions and Elaborations
Biography
James W. Wood
