title: [And then, the dinosaurs disappeared].
abstract: "This paper starts by putting the present fertility decline experienced by many industrialized countries, in a global prospect of social evolution, and shows to what extent this decline is a new phenomenon.  Using a so-called 'infernal' scenario, wherein Canadian fertility continues to fall, the author then emphasizes that society would have at its disposal a remarkably long delay for bending the path leading to extinction, although some forces may also lead to an acceleration of the demographic decline." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dumas
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005298:Fertility; D005544:Forecasting; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Americas; Canada; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Estimation Technics; Fertility; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Decrease; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Social Change