Grandmothers and the evolution of human longevity

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 380-400

  Hawkes, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; APE; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE HISTORY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MATURITY; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RELATIVE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORY; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; MAMMALIA; PAN (APE);

EID: 0037738610     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10156     Document Type: Review

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