The influence of maternal care in shaping human survival and fertility

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2801-2810

  Pavard, Samuel ^a   Koons, David N ^a   Heyer, Evelyne ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Allocare; Altriciality; Elasticity; Evolution; Homo sapiens; Life history; Maternal behavior

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL CARE; SURVIVAL;

AGE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 36549022988     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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