Evolution and the human family - Audio podcast

Why are families getting smaller?

4/1/2010

Evolution and the human family - Audio

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The current decline in family size seems to contradict the Darwinian model of inclusive fitness but it can be explained as a tradeoff between the cost of bringing up children and the number of children in a family.

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Why are families getting smaller?

Evolution and the human family - Audio

More episodes from "Evolution and the human family - Audio"

Evolution and the family

How families have evolved

Dismantle the family with Darwinian tools

Why are families getting smaller?

The limits of a Darwinian approach to the family