Do post-reproductive aged females promote maternal health? Preliminary evidence from historical populations

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Much literature argues that natural selection conserved menopause and longevity in women because those who stopped childbearing helped bolster daughters’ fertility and reduce infant mortality among grandchildren. Whether the presence of grandmothers ever improved fitness s...

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Autores principales: Gemmill, Alison, Catalano, Ralph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5861440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29593869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/emph/eox012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5861440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29593869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/emph/eox012

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