influence of seasons on fecundity and gestation

[MonDie]

I thought I might make a diversion from the spam.

It's not an unreasonable idea that Earth's seasons may result in some links between birth month and psychological traits. What investigation has been done into this?

 

I would have read this paper if it were free.

Perinatal photoperiod imprints the circadian clock (Ciarleglio, Axley, Strauss, Gamble, McMahon, 2010)

 

An idea of my own is that, since depressed people are less interested in sex, people with inherited seasonal depression might tend to be concieved during the sunnier months.

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[MonDie]

I'm doing a search. I'll add them as I find them.

 

Firstly, this article seems to discuss the circadian clock study linked above. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101205202510.htm

Apparently later research only confirm the relationship to mood disorders. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141018205411.htm

 

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PERSONALITY

 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304394009001219

[ABSTRACT] Season of birth and personality in healthy young adults.

Tonetti, Fabbri, Natale, 2009

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19070993

[ABSTRACT] Effect of month of birth on personality traits of healthy Japanese.

Kamata, Suzuki, Matsumoto, Togashi, Otani, 2009

 

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AUTISM

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16816239

[ABSTRACT] Effect of season of birth on autism spectrum disorders: fact or fiction?

Kolevzon, Weiser, Gross, Lubin, Knobler, Schmeidler, Silverman, Reichenberg, 2006

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21543984

[FULL] Month of conception and risk of autism.

Zerbo, Losif, Delwiche, Walker, Hertz-Picciotto, 2011

 

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SCHIZOPHRENIA

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1603245/

[FULL] Birth season and schizophrenia.

BMJ, 1978

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10369047

[ABSTRACT] Eye-tracking dysfunction and birth-month weather in patients with schizophrenia

Kinney, Levy, Yurgelun-Todd, Lajonchere, Holzman, 1999

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196325/

[FULL] Challenging the Hypothesized Link to Season of Birth in Patients with Schizophrenia

Demler, 2011

 

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SLEEP

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647797/

[FULL] Season of Birth, Gender, and Social-Cultural Effects on Sleep Timing Preference in Humans

Natale, Adan, Fabbri, 2009

 

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REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18561148

[FULL] Strong association between birth month and reproductive performance of Vietnamese women.

Huber, Fieder, 2009

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691517/

[FULL] Month of birth predicted reproductive success and fitness in pre-modern Canadian women

Lummaa, Tremblay, 2003

 

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ATHLETICS

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17619630

[ABSTRACT] Seasonality of birth in the majors, 1880-1999

Abel, Kruger, 2005

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17115521

[ABSTRACT] When "where" is more important than "when": birthplace and birthdate effects on the achievement of sporting expertise

Cote, Macdonald, Baker, Abernethy, 2006

 

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MULITPLE SCLEROSIS

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862149/

[FULL] Low maternal exposure to ultraviolet radiation in pregnancy, month of birth, and risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring: longitudinal analysis

Staples, Ponsonby, Lim, 2010

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2883840/

[FULL] Time of Birth, Residential Solar Radiation, and Age at Onset of Multiple Sclerosis

McDowell, Amr, Langenberg, Royal, Bever, Culpepper, Bradham, 2010

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748787/

[FULL] Confounding Underlies the Apparent Month of Birth Effect in Multiple Sclerosis

Fiddes, Wason, Kemppinen, Ban, Compston, Sawcer, 2013

 

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LONGEVITY

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC30243/

[FULL] Lifespan depends on month of birth

Doblhammer & Vaupel, 2001

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236478/

[FULL] Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity: Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses

Gavrilov & Gavrilova, 2011

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