A method of analyzing density‐dependent vital rates with an application to the Gainj of Papua New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8320488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W Wood (University of Michigan), Peter E Smouse (0000-0003-4474-3458, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 403-411 |
| Publication date | 1982-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330580408 |
| PMID | 7124934 |
| OpenAlex | W2017578161 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 8 |
A method of estimating age‐specific coefficients of density‐dependent variation in fertility and mortality is developed; the method is applicable to longitudinal data on population size and the number of births and deaths classified by age. Given a sufficiently large data set, it is possible to estimate both the sensitivity of each age class to density‐dependent damping and the density effect of each age class on every age class in the population. Application of the method to government census data on the Gainj, a small tribal population from highland Papua New Guinea, shows that fertility is density‐independent, but that mortality is at least partially density‐dependent. This finding suggests that the size of the population is regulated by mortality rather than fertility. Individuals aged less than five years and greater than 50 years are particularly sensitive to density‐dependent survival damping; individuals of adolescent and early reproductive age are not themselves damped, but appear to be responsible for the observed damping
Biology · Census · Density dependence · Family planning · Fertility · Geography · Mortality rate · New guinea · Population · Population density · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
Demographic and endocrinological aspects of low natural fertility in highland New Guinea
Lactation and birth spacing in highland New Guinea
Resources and Population Dynamics
Fertility in Traditional Societies
The genetic demography of the Gainj of Papua New Guinea. I. Local differentiation of blood group, red cell enzyme, and serum protein allele frequencies
Allele sharing at six VNTR loci and genetic distances among three ethnically defined human populations
Convergence of genetic distances in a migration matrix model
Matrix correlation analysis in anthropology and genetics
Genetic characterization of Gainj‐ and Kalam‐Speaking peoples of Papua New Guinea
Perturbation analysis of nonlinear matrix population models
Psychosocial stress and infertility
Life-History Consequences of Density Dependence and the Evolution of Human Body Size
Environmental Productivity, Population Regulation, and Carrying Capacity
Infertility, abortion, and biotechnology
Longevity Among Hunter- Gatherers
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,34 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2017 (36) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |