This often results in males mate guarding females during brief periods of
high fecundity.
The study showed that males that were darkly colored, as well as high ranking within the community, had
higher fecundity.
Not exact matches
«What happened here was most likely an increase in population size, with increasing
fecundity, and
higher levels of mobility and gene flow so that, over time, Neolithic Near Eastern villages became more cosmopolitan, and this eventually triggered expansion into Europe.»
Recent answers focus on
fecundity impairments brought on by postponement of fertility, the
high opportunity cost of childbearing, and partnership dissolution (Bongaarts 2001; Morgan and Rackin 2010; Quesnel - Vallée and Morgan 2003).