Why do female primates have such long lifespans and so few babies?orLife in the slow lane

The Evolution of Life-histories

1993 • 12,395 citations

Life History Invariants

1993 • 1,134 citations

Life History Variation in Primates

1985 • 659 citations

Growth, weaning and maternal investment from a comparative perspective

1991 • 342 citations

Evolution of life history variation among female mammals.

1991 • 319 citations

Patterns of Survival, Growth, and Maturation in Snakes and Lizards

1992 • 254 citations

Life Histories of Mammals: An Analysis of Life Tables

1983 • 233 citations

Relationship among body mass, metabolic rate and the intrinsic rate of natural increase in mammals

1983 • 157 citations

THE EFFECTS OF BODY MASS, PHYLOGENY, HABITAT, AND TROPHIC LEVEL ON MAMMALIAN AGE AT FIRST REPRODUCTION

1987 • 67 citations

Environmental correlates of the intrinsic rate of natural increase in primates

1992 • 55 citations

How to live like a mammal

1991 • 30 citations

The Effects of Body Mass, Phylogeny, Habitat, and Trophic Level on Mammalian Age at First Reproduction

1987 • 23 citations