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FERTILITY PATTERN AND FITNESS OF THE SPANISH-MEXICAN COLONISTS OF CALIFORNIA (1742-1876).

I Del Hoyo¹, L Crespo¹, C García-Moro¹

¹Department of Animal Biology,University of Barcelona,Spain.

Journal of Biosocial Science

|June 10, 2015

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Area of Science:

Demographic history
Population adaptation
Historical epidemiology

Background:

Fertility analysis in colonizing populations offers insights into environmental adaptation.
Understanding fertility patterns is crucial for assessing population success in new conditions.

Observation:

Examined fertility patterns of Spanish-Mexican colonists in California (1742-1876) using genealogical data.
Analyzed reproductive histories of 197 women, focusing on age at marriage, childbirth, and lifespan.
Investigated correlations between fertility, longevity, and environmental factors.

Findings:

Observed a natural fertility pattern with early marriage (17.2 years) and childbirth (19.1 years).
Colonists exhibited high reproductive fitness (8/9.2 children surviving) compared to European populations.
No correlation found between fertility and lifespan, contradicting classical theories.

Implications:

Suggests successful adaptation of the colonizing population to the Californian environment.
Highlights the dynamic nature of fertility trends influenced by regional stability.
Provides a unique demographic perspective on historical population dynamics and adaptation.