E.A. (Euan) Young

PhD student interested in how an evolutionary perspective can inform our understanding of human health and disease and how humans themselves can be used as a model for understanding fundamental evolutionary processes.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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e.a.young rug.nl

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Research interests

PhD thesis: Family matters - The role of trade-offs in shaping human life-histories and health (2025)

Publications

The long-lasting legacy of reproduction: Lifetime reproductive success shapes expected genetic contributions of humans after 10 generations

Young, E. A., Chesterton, E., Lummaa, V., Postma, E. & Dugdale, H. L., 10-May-2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 290, 1998, 10 p., 20230287.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Age- and sex-dependent associations between the number of older siblings and early-life survival in pre-industrial humans

Spa, M., Young, E. A., Lummaa, V., Postma, E. & Dugdale, H. L., 3-Sept-2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 292, 2054, 11 p., 20251525.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Lifespan costs of reproduction increase during the Great Finnish Famine

Young, E. A., Postma, E., Lummaa, V. & Dugdale, H. L., 25-Dec-2024, (Submitted) BioRxiv, 27 p.

Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic

Low interspecific variation and no phylogenetic signal in additive genetic variance in wild bird and mammal populations

Young, E. A. & Postma, E., 5-Nov-2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11, 15 p., e10693.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The long-lasting legacy of reproduction: lifetime reproductive success shapes expected genetic contributions of humans after ten generations

Young, E. A., Chesterton, E., Lummaa, V., Postma, E. & Dugdale, H. L., 8-Feb-2023, (Submitted) BioRxiv, 16 p.

Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic

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Press/media

Will a child survive? Older siblings have a powerful influence

Spa, M., Young, E., Lummaa, V., Postma, E. & Dugdale, H.

05/09/2025

Press/Media: Research › Academic

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