Anthropology 697D - ST-Reproductive Ecology

Fall
2019
01
3.00
Lynnette Sievert
M 2:30PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
35217
Machmer E-24
leidy@anthro.umass.edu
Using a workshop format of cross-species and cross-population comparisons, this course examines life history and reproductive events within specific environmental contexts. We will compare and contrast information from populations around the world to identify similarities and differences in proximate determinants of fertility. We will also discuss unresolved topics related to reproductive ecology, such as whether human females have concealed ovulation, whether menstruation is adaptive, whether morning sickness is adaptive, whether humans evolved "obligate midwifery," and why males die young.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.