An evolutionary perspective on kin care directed up the generations
Abstract Within evolutionary sciences, care towards younger kin is well understood from an inclusive fitness framework, but why adults would care for older relatives has been less well researched. One existing model has argued that care directed towards elderly parents might be adaptive because of t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-07-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93652-4 |