essay
Population replacement and persistence
turkana herders of the dry savanna : ecology and biobehavioral response of nomads to an uncertain environment • Oxford • Published In 1999 • Pages: 280-301
By: Leslie, Paul W., Dyson-Hudson, Rada, Fry, Peggy H..
Abstract
This document considers some of the cultural determinants of fertility among the Turkana of Kenya. The focus is on demographic and life-history phenomena (primarily nuptiality and mortality) that are important for understanding population replacement and persistence.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Biologist
- Anthropologist
- Ecologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field Date
- 1980-1996
- Coverage Date
- 1980-1999
- Coverage Place
- Turkana, Kenya
- Notes
- Paul W. Leslie, Rada Dyson-Hudson, and Peggy H. Fry
- For bibliographical references see document 24: Little and Leslie
- LCCN
- 99219983
- LCSH
- Turkana (African people)