The impact of intergenerationally-transmitted fertility and nuptiality on population dynamics in contemporary populations

The Biodemography of Human Reproduction and Fertility takes an interdisciplinary look at the subjects of fertility and reproduction. Key topics include: - anorexia as a reproductive disease with evolutionary origins; - the evolutionary basis of menarche; - the familial (genetic) basis of having boys versus girls; - twin fertility; - extramarital childbearing. This book is for advanced level students and researchers who study human reproduction and fertility.