Reproductive ecology and human evolution / Peter T. Ellison, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellison, Peter Thorpe.

Series:

Evolutionary foundations of human behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reproduction.

Human evolution.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

x, 478 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Aldine de Gruyter, [2001]

Contents:

Introduction: Ecology, Reproduction, and Human Evolution / Peter T. Ellison 1

Part I Physiological Context 13

1 Pregnancy Loss and Fecundability in Women / Darryl J. Holman, James W. Wood 15

2 The Evolutionary and Ecological Context of Human Pregnancy / Ivy L. Pike 39

3 Why Energy Expenditure Causes Reproductive Suppression in Women: An Evolutionary and Bioenergetic Perspective / Grazyna Jasienska 59

4 Lactation, Energetics, and Postpartum Fecundity / Claudia R. Valeggia, Peter T. Ellison 85

5 Reproductive Physiology of the Human Male: An Evolutionary and Life History Perspective / Richard G. Bribiescas 107

Part II Ecological Context 136

6 Reproductive Filtering and the Social Environment / Samuel K. Wasser, Ned J. Place 137

7 Reproductive Ecology of Male Immune Function and Gonadal Function / Benjamin C. Campbell, William D. Lukas, Kenneth L. Campbell 159

8 Why Not So Great Is Still Good Enough: Flexible Responsiveness in Human Reproductive Functioning / Virginia J. Vitzthum 179

9 Fertility Changes with the Prehistoric Transition to Agriculture: Perspectives from Reproductive Ecology and Paleodemography / Gillian R. Bentley, Richard R. Paine, Jesper L. Boldsen 203

Part III Developmental Context 233

10 Metabolism, Maturation, and Ovarian Function / Susan F. Lipson 235

11 Child Survival and the Modulation of Parental Investment: Physiological and Hormonal Considerations / Helen Ball, Catherine Panter-Brick 249

12 Aging and Reproductive Senescence / Lynnette Leidy Sievert 267

13 The Embodied Capital Theory of Human Evolution / Hillard Kaplan, Kim Hill, A. Magdelena Hurtado, Jane Lancaster 293

Part IV Comparative Context 319

14 Strepsirrhine Reproductive Ecology / Patricia L. Whitten, Diane K. Brockman 321

15 Reproductive Ecology of New World Monkeys / Karen B. Strier 351

16 Reproductive Ecology of Old World Monkeys / Fred B. Bercovitch 369

17 The Reproductive Ecology of Male Hominoids / Martin N. Muller, Richard W. Wrangham 397

18 Female Reproductive Ecology of the Apes: Implications for Human Evolution / Cheryl Knott 429.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0202306577

0202306585

OCLC:

45958069