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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005631 |