Parental reproduction
Parental reproduction has been studied in 1 paper since 2016: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, May 18, 2016: “Parents face quantity-quality trade-offs between reproduction and investment in offspring in Iceland”.
1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated
“Overall, increasing reproduction has negative fitness consequences on offspring, such that each additional sibling reduces an individual's average lifespan and lifetime reproductive success.”
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funder: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Humans1
What is Parental reproduction linked with?
2Studies link Parental reproduction with 2 measures, most often lifetime reproductive success (1 study) and lifespan (1).
Lifetime reproductive success
downin humans1
1 study
Lifetime reproductive success
downin humans1
Parental reproduction is associated with lifetime reproductive success in humans.
“Overall, increasing reproduction has negative fitness consequences on offspring, such that each additional sibling reduces an individual's average lifespan and lifetime reproductive success.”
Humansoffspring in an Icelandic genealogyover two centuries
Parents face quantity-quality trade-offs between reproduction and investment in offspring in Iceland
Royal Society open science
Lifespan
downin humans1
1 study
Lifespan
downin humans1
Parental reproduction is associated with lifespan in humans.
“Overall, increasing reproduction has negative fitness consequences on offspring, such that each additional sibling reduces an individual's average lifespan and lifetime reproductive success.”
Humansoffspring in an Icelandic genealogyover two centuries
Parents face quantity-quality trade-offs between reproduction and investment in offspring in Iceland
Royal Society open science