Reevaluating the grandmother hypothesis.
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DOI: 10.1007/s40656-021-00455-x
Abstract: Menopause is an evolutionary mystery: how could living longer with no capacity to reproduce possibly be advantageous? Several explanations have been offered for why female humans, unlike our closest primate relatives, have such an extensive… read more here.
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Using Geographic Distance as a Potential Proxy for Help in the Assessment of the Grandmother Hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.027
Abstract: Life-history theory predicts that selection could favor the decoupling of somatic and reproductive senescence if post-reproductive lifespan (PRLS) provides additional indirect fitness benefits [1, 2]. The grandmother hypothesis proposes that prolonged PRLS evolved because post-reproductive… read more here.
Keywords: geographic distance; distance; grandmother hypothesis; fitness ... See more keywords
Limited support for the X-linked grandmother hypothesis in pre-industrial Finland
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0651
Abstract: The level of kin help often depends on the degree of relatedness between a helper and the helped. In humans, grandmother help is known to increase the survival of grandchildren, though this benefit can differ… read more here.
Keywords: linked grandmother; industrial finland; pre industrial; grandmother hypothesis ... See more keywords