The demographic success of humans compared with other closely related species can be
attributed to the relatively rapid pace of reproduction and improved chances of survival. The …

In this review we attempt to reconstruct the evolutionary history of hominin life history from
extant and fossil evidence. We utilize demographic life history theory and distinguish life …

The precise quantitative nature of the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (EEA) is
difficult to reconstruct. The EEA represents a multitude of different geographic and temporal …

Because children's ability to support themselves falls below their consumption, human
young are subsidized by others throughout much of their growth and development. Mothers …

The great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans) are our closest relatives.
Despite the many similarities, there are significant differences in aging among apes …

Studies of social learning in the wild are important to complement findings from experiments
in captivity. In this field study, immature Bornean orangutans rarely foraged independently …

Physical anthropologists use the term “fallback foods” to denote resources of relatively poor
nutritional quality that become particularly important dietary components during periods …

Why females of some species cease ovulation before the end of their natural lifespan is a
longstanding evolutionary puzzle. For many species in captivity, post-reproductive life is …

In recognition of the fact that orang-utans (Pongo spp.) are severely threatened, a meeting of
orang-utan experts and conservationists, representatives of national and regional …

Human menopause is remarkable in that reproductive senescence is markedly accelerated
relative to somatic aging, leaving an extended postreproductive period for a large proportion …