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This research aims to clarify the distinct effects of infant and adult mortality on reproductive strategies.

Extrinsic mortality is not the same as diminishing marginal returns on mortality reduction

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This research aims to clarify the distinct effects of infant and adult mortality on reproductive strategies.
Utilized an age-structured demographic model to analyze survival and reproductive decisions.
Examined the influence of mortality on the optimal effort in enhancing survival.
Compared the effects of increasing infant versus adult survival.
Demonstrated that infant mortality has a stronger effect on survival than adult mortality.
Showed that enhancing infant survival is more beneficial than adult survival in reproductive strategies.
Identified the need for age-specific considerations in human reproductive decisions.

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The analysis shows infant mortality impacts survival more than adult mortality, suggesting targeted efforts in human reproduction.

James Holland Jones (2025) studied this question.

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