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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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| 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 |