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Offspring: Human Fertility Behavior in Biodemographic Perspective
puberty, age at, 21 , 23 , 119 , 126 , 153 , 158 , 262 , 274
secondary sexual characteristics, 111-112 , 117
senescence, 173-174
sexual behavior, general, 4 , 19 , 49 , 52 , 117 , 119
Agriculture
evolutionary anthropology, 10 , 171 , 182 , 185-186 , 187-188 , 192-198
horticulture, 10 , 185-186 , 187-188 , 189 , 206
AIDS, 20 , 32 , 314
Amino acids, 106 , 108
gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), 106 , 107 , 108
oxytocin (OT), 7 , 94-95 , 96 , 99-100
Androgens, 111 , 115 , 116 , 119 , 120 , 121
see also Testosterone
dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), 119 , 261-273 (passim), 276 , 277-279
Animal studies, 15 , 140-169 , 302
see also Baboons;
Macaques;
Primates, nonhuman
age factors, 11-12 , 140-164 (passim)
evolutionary anthropology, 10 , 11
see also Life history theory
hormonal factors, 114 , 115 , 123
longevity, 2 , 8-9 , 140 , 145-146
male puberty, 261 , 264-265 , 279
male testes size, 260-261
mating patterns, 92 , 93 , 97 , 155
neurology of pair bonding, 7 , 92-93 , 95 , 96-99 , 100
parental investment, 172 , 178 , 182
sexually antagonistic coevolution, 11 , 29 , 225-234 , 240-241 , 244 , 251
stress, 126-127
Anorexia nervosa, 123-124
Anthropology, 2 , 9-12 , 13 , 15 , 170-223 , 265 , 289
see also Agriculture;
Life history theory;
Racial/ethnic factors;
Sociocultural factors
foraging and hunting, 170-171 , 174 , 179-188 (passim), 198 , 199 , 213 , 305 , 309 , 334 , 338
historical perspectives, 10 , 142 , 192-213
medical science, 175 , 199 , 207-208
mortality, 141-142 , 173 , 175 , 176 , 180-182 , 183 , 188 , 193 , 199 , 204-205 , 210 , 297
baboons, 145-148 , 149 , 150 , 156 , 160 , 161
chimpanzees, 180 , 181
infant mortality, 148 , 149 , 150 , 156 , 160 , 161 , 199
juvenile, 298 , 299
sexual behavior, 195 , 341
socioeconomic status, 199-202 , 210 , 212
Antisocial behavior, 313
family size and, 19
hormonal factors, 127 , 302
neurochemistry of pair bonding, 98
twin studies, 26
Arginine vasopressin (AVP), 95-96 , 99
Assisted conception, 19 , 31
fertility drugs, 18 , 19 , 106 , 108
Assortative mating, 26 , 29
Attitudes and beliefs, vii 1 , 6 , 48-49 , 52 , 348
see also Antisocial behavior, Behavioral genetics;
Decision making;
Depression;
Sociocultural factors
contraceptive use, 121
dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), 264 , 269 , 276
male pubertal maturation, 262
risk taking, 11 , 15 , 22 , 34-35 , 190 , 268 , 272-273
sexual behavior, 115-116 , 252
twin studies, 23-24 , 75
Autism, 18 , 22 , 100
AVP, see Arginine vasopressin
B
Baboons, 8-9 , 127 , 141 , 142 , 143-164 , 310
Behavioral genetics, 1 , 2 , 4-6 , 7 , 15 , 18-45 , 46-57 , 261-262 , 339 , 342-347
see also Genetic factors;
Molecular genetics;
Twin studies
autism, 19
courtship, 5 , 240-241
employment, 31
ethical research, 4 , 35-38 , 39
