Kathleen Marie Heath
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693838 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathleen Marie Heath |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathleen Marie |
| FAMILY NAME | Heath |
| SIGNATURE | HEATH K M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The effects of kin propinquity on infant mortality
This study tests the grandmother hypothesis and analyzes the effect of kin propinquity on infant mortality in a 19th century American frontier communal, polygynous population. The study shows that the presence of maternal grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and paternal aunts were significantly associated with increased infant survivorship while grandfathers, paternal grandmothers, and paternal uncles showed little effect. This study has implications fo…
Dichotomous Male Reproductive Strategies in a Polygynous Human Society
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Dichotomous Male Reproductive Strategies in a Polygynous Human Society
The effects of kin propinquity on infant mortality
This study tests the grandmother hypothesis and analyzes the effect of kin propinquity on infant mortality in a 19th century American frontier communal, polygynous population. The study shows that the presence of maternal grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and paternal aunts were significantly associated with increased infant survivorship while grandfathers, paternal grandmothers, and paternal uncles showed little effect. This study has implications fo…
Demography (2 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (2 works) · Polygyny (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work) · Health disparities and outcomes (1 work) · Mating (1 work)