Centuries-old database reveals clues on human reproductive habits, trends
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 15:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Using a database with historical records that began in 871 A.D., an anthropologist was able to show reproductive patterns and shed new light on the 'quantity-quality' trade-off, a biological concept used to describe a parent's unconscious decisions to balance between producing and the time and investing in offspring. Results from this study could help predict future population growth.