The trade-off between female fertility and longevity during the epidemiological transition in the Netherlands
Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the relationship between women's fertility and their post-reproductive longevity. In this study, we focus on the disposable soma theory, which posits that a negative relationship between women's fertility and longevity can be understood as an evolutionary trade-off between reproduction and survival. We examine the relationship between fertility and longevity during the epidemiological transition in the Netherlands. This period of rapid decline in mortality from infectious diseases offers a good opportunity to study the relationship between fe... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Kaptijn , R , Thomese , G C F , Liefbroer , A C , van Poppel , F , van Bodegom , D & Westendorp , R G J 2015 , ' The trade-off between female fertility and longevity during the epidemiological transition in the Netherlands ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 10 , no. 2 , pp. e0144353 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144353 |
Schlagwörter: | /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29210818 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/1680c040-69e8-4718-b2dd-7eeea5041f46 |