Population homeostasis.
Population size is controlled by forces more subtle than mere survival of the fittest in the face of an ever-hostile environment. The mechanisms whereby control is effected among animal populations have only recently been explored. Possible natural controls on human population size are examined.
D000818:Animals; D003380:Courtship; D003906:Developing Countries; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013731:Territoriality; D014481:United States