L5 - Fertility

Question 1

Fertility

Answer 1

Number of offspring

Question 2

Fecundity

Answer 2

Ability to reproduce

Question 3

(Total) Fertility Rate

Answer 3

number of offspring a woman would have at current age-specific trends

-used to compare populations

Question 4

Reproductive success

Answer 4

number of surviving offspring/grand-offspring

Question 5

Natural Fertility

Answer 5

fertility in absence of conscious limitation

Question 6

Controlled Fertility

Answer 6

fertility with conscious limitation

Question 7

Demographic Transition

Answer 7

the population level decline in fertility universally observed with economic modernization

Question 8

Limiting Factors of Male Fertility

Answer 8

• social status –> number of females –> fertility

- formability, hunting skill, material wealth, political influence

Question 9

Limiting Factors of Female Fertility

Answer 9

energetic balance

Question 10

Lactational Amenorrhea

Answer 10

• temporary postnatal infertility when a woman is breastfeeding
• energy allocations - can’t do both at the same time
• natural birth control

Question 11

Neolithic Puzzle

Answer 11

-why take up farming over foraging if increased disease and mortality?

Question 12

What socioecological factors will

determine optimal fertility?

Answer 12

1. overall energy balance
2. juvenile period
3. marriage system
4. extrinsic mortality risk
5. concerns over inheritance
6. STIs and sterility