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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Termination of reproduction in nonhuman and human female primates
International Journal of Primatology, Volume 16, No. 2, Year 1995
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Description
We examined demographic records from 13 captive primate species and a human population to determine age-related changes in female reproduction. In most species age-specific fertility declined and interbirth intervals increased with age. Using an operational definition of termination of reproduction based on individual variance in interbirth intervals, a proportion of females in most nonhuman species had terminated reproduction before death. Compared to other primates, a greater proportion of chimpanzees and human females ceased reproduction, and humans, in particular, were reproductively inactive for relatively longer than would be expected from their body weight. These empirical data quantify the extent of reproductive termination and thereby extend hitherto anecdotal accounts of this phenomenon in primates. © 1995 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
Authors & Co-Authors
Caro, Tim M.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Sellen, Daniel W.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Borgerhoff Mulder, Monique
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Statistics
Citations: 96
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/BF02735478
ISSN:
01640291
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female