Inbreeding Effect on Maternal Mortality and Fertility in the Habsburg Dynasty
The effect of inbreeding in adulthood in the Habsburg lineage was at least as important as that previously reported on prereproductive survival. To our knowledge, our results are the first evidence of an inbreeding effect on maternal mortality in humans.
Authors
- Francisco C. Ceballos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-7387)
- Román Vilas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-5765)
- Gonzalo Álvarez
Institutions
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- University of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24166
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00