The presence of a paternal grandmother lengthens interbirth interval following the birth of a granddaughter in Krummhörn (18th and 19th centuries)

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 315-325

  Johow, Johannes ^a   Fox, Molly ^b   Knapp, Leslie A ^b   Voland, Eckart ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interbirth intervals; Krummh rn; Life history theory; Paternal grandmothers; X chromosomal relatedness

Indexed keywords

IBIS;

EID: 79961167086     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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