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Correlates of reproductive success in a Caribbean village

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Genealogical, demographic, and economic data collected in a rural Trinidadian village indicate that: (1) individuals with more land have more offspring, (2) males with more land have higher mating success, (3) young adults with parents resident in the village have higher reproductive success, and (4) the residence of father has a strong effect on young adult male reproductive success, but apparently has no effect on young adult female reproductive success, suggesting a gender bias in nepotism. The results indicate that there are important gender differences in the effect of resources on reproduction and in patterns of parent-offspring interaction.

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Flinn, M.V. Correlates of reproductive success in a Caribbean village. Hum Ecol 14, 225–243 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00889239

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