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Grandmothering and cognitive resources are required for the emergence of menopause and extensive post-reproductive lifespan
Menopause, the permanent cessation of ovulation, occurs in humans well before the end of the expected lifespan, leading to an extensive post-reproductive period which remains a puzzle for evolutionary biologists. All human populations display this particularity; thus, it is difficult to empirically...
Autores principales: | Aimé, Carla, André, Jean-Baptiste, Raymond, Michel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5519007/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28727724 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005631 |
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