Sibling relatedness rather than father absence predicts earlier
age at menarche in ELSPAC cohort

J 2019

Sibling relatedness rather than father absence predicts earlier age at menarche in ELSPAC cohort

LENÁRT, Peter, Filip ZLÁMAL, Lubomír KUKLA, Jiří JARKOVSKÝ, Julie DOBROVOLNÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Sibling relatedness rather than father absence predicts earlier age at menarche in ELSPAC cohort

Authors

LENÁRT, Peter (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Filip ZLÁMAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lubomír KUKLA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří JARKOVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Julie DOBROVOLNÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Biology Letters, London, The Royal Society, 2019, 1744-9561

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10602 Biology , Evolutionary biology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.869

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00110767

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0091

UT WoS

000473757900005

Keywords in English

menarche; sibling relatedness; father absence; inclusive fitness; ELSPAC

Abstract

V originále

Many studies during the past 50 years have found an association between father absence and earlier menarche. In connection with these findings, several evolutionary theories assume that father absence is a causal factor accelerating reproductive development. However, a recent study analysing data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) found that father absence does not predict age at menarche when adjusted for sibling relatedness. In this study, we have replicated these results in the Czech section of the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC), which used the same questionnaires as ALSPAC to study a geographically distinct population. Our results support the conclusion that sibling relatedness rather than father absence predicts age at menarche. Furthermore, our results show that age at menarche in 1990s UK and Czech cohorts is very similar despite socioeconomic differences between the two countries.

Links

EF15_003/0000469, research and development project

Name: Cetocoen Plus

EF16_013/0001761, research and development project

Name: RECETOX RI

LM2015051, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

MUNI/A/1553/2018, interní kód MU

Name: Genetické, environmentální a tkáňové charakteristiky vybraných patologických stavů a nemocí (Acronym: genetika; stres; biomateriály; tkáňové kultury)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

LENÁRT, Peter, Filip ZLÁMAL, Lubomír KUKLA, Jiří JARKOVSKÝ and Julie DOBROVOLNÁ. Sibling relatedness rather than father absence predicts earlier age at menarche in ELSPAC cohort. Biology Letters. London: The Royal Society, 2019, vol. 15, No 6, p. 1-6. ISSN 1744-9561. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0091.

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LENÁRT, Peter, Filip ZLÁMAL, Lubomír KUKLA, Jiří JARKOVSKÝ and Julie DOBROVOLNÁ. Sibling relatedness rather than father absence predicts earlier age at menarche in ELSPAC cohort. \textit{Biology Letters}. London: The Royal Society, 2019, vol.~15, No~6, p.~1-6. ISSN~1744-9561. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0091.

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