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The Biodemography of Human Reproduction and Fertility 2003 Edition
Contributor(s): Rodgers, Joseph Lee (Editor), Kohler, Hans-Peter (Editor)
ISBN: 1402072422     ISBN-13: 9781402072420
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $104.49  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2002
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Annotation: 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.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Demography
- Medical | Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Medical | Public Health
Dewey: 304.632
LCCN: 2002030074
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.24 lbs) 258 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
The book that you hold in your hands is the second in a series. The two titles in the series are the following: Genetic Influences on Human Fertility and Sexuality: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions from the Biological and Behavior Sciences Edited by Joseph Lee Rodgers, David C. Rowe, & Warren B. Miller Published by Kluwer Academic Press, 2000 The Biodemography of Human Reproduction and Fertility Edited by Joseph Lee Rodgers & Hans-Peter Kohler Published by Kluwer Academic Press, 2002 The series has published chapters by researchers who study human fertility, from a particular perspective: Biodemography. We welcome your interest and participation in this developing subfield. Or, perhaps, biodemography may be better referred to as a "superfield. " Because biodemography so naturally crosses interdisciplinary boundaries, and because its application draws together researchers from disparate disciplines, it may well be more appropriate to consider that biodemography subsumes a number of other disciplines, rather than the other way around. In this preface, we will describe our own efforts and those of many others to promote and develop the study of human fertility, using methods, models, and theories from both biological and demographic domains. In December, 1997, 25 participants from three different countries gathered in Tucson, Arizona for a small conference with the title "Genetic Influences on Fertility-Related Processes. " That conference represented a fascinating blending of research from two apparently separate domains.