Helpful grandmothers in rural Ethiopia: A study of the effect of kin on child survival and growth

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 469-482

  Gibson, Mhairi A ^a   Mace, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child growth; Child mortality; Grandmothers; Kin selection; Parental investment; Postmarital residence; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644587537     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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