Background. The acceleration of pubertal development is an important medical and social
problem, as it may result in increased morbidity and mortality in later life. This systematic …

The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and pubertal timing has
been a topic of enduring controversy. A systematic search of PubMed and Web of Science …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

Is the absence of biological fathers related to their daughters' earlier age at menarche?
Drawing on evolutionary psychology and life history theory, prior research has suggested …

There is growing evidence that the reproductive schedules of female mammals can be
affected by conditions experienced during early development, with low parental investment …

We examine children, childhood, and development from an evolutionary perspective. We
begin by reviewing major assumptions of evolutionary–developmental psychology …

Objectives In high‐income populations, evidence suggests that socioeconomic
disadvantage early in life is correlated with reproductive strategy. Children growing up in …

From an ultimate perspective, the age of onset of female reproduction should be sensitive to
variation in mortality rates, and variation in the productivity of non-reproductive activities. In …

Childhood family structure has been shown to play an important role in shaping a child's life
course development, especially in industrialised societies. One hypothesis which could …

Reproductive function adjusts in response to environmental conditions in order to optimize
success. In humans, this plasticity includes age of pubertal onset, hormone levels and age at …