Discriminative grandparental investment – the impact of grandchild’s gender and sociodemographic parameters

Homo sapiens is a typical cooperative breeder and grandparents are among the most important caregivers besides the mothers. Grandparental investment however differs markedly between maternal and paternal grandparents but also between grandmothers and grandfathers. From an evolutionary viewpoint this...

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Main Authors: Kirchengast Sylvia, Putz Beatrix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-06-01
Series:Anthropological Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/anre-2016-0012