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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

14 Science and Medicine

Evolutionary public health

ey0015.14-16 | Evolutionary public health | ESPEYB15

14.16 Human reproduction and health: an evolutionary perspective

G Jasienska , RG Bribiescas , AS Furberg , S Helle , A Nunez-de la Mora

To read the full abstract: Lancet 2017;390:510-520It is well recognized that reproductive traits have major relevance to reproductive ‘fitness’ and are therefore among the most highly targeted by natural selection. Evolutionary theory argues that investment in reproduction requires trade-offs in other traits, which are likely to be disadvantageous for other vital functions, an...