The evolution of human parental care and recruitment of juvenile help

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 533-540

  Kramer, Karen L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN EVOLUTION; JUVENILE; LABOR DIVISION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION; HOMINID; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIBLING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SIBLINGS;

EID: 80052710282     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.06.002     Document Type: Review

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