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Recent studies of the joint dynamics of ecological and evolutionary processes show that changes in genotype or phenotype distributions can affect population, community and ecosystem processes. Such eco-evolutionary dynamics are likely to occur in modern humans and may influence population dynamics. Here, we study contributions to population growth from detailed genealogical records of a contemporary human population. We show that evolutionary changes in women's age at first reproduction can affect population growth: 15.9% of variation in individual contribution to population growth over 108 years is explained by mean age at first reproduction and at least one-third of this variation (6.1%) is attributed to the genetic basis of this trait, which showed an evolutionary response to selection during the period studied. Our study suggests that eco-evolutionary processes have modulated the growth of contemporary human populations.
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
January 2010,
F1000 biology reports,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
June 2009,
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
May 2010,
Molecular ecology resources,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
February 2022,
Trends in ecology & evolution,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
June 2009,
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
December 2015,
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
September 2023,
Ecology letters,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
August 2018,
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
February 2012,
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,
Fanie Pelletier, and
Gabriel Pigeon, and
Patrick Bergeron, and
Francine M Mayer, and
Mireille Boisvert, and
Denis Réale, and
Emmanuel Milot
October 2016,
Journal of theoretical biology,
