Evolutionary Context of Human Development: The Cooperative Breeding Model

Family Relationships: An Evolutionary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allomaternal care; Cooperative breeders; Solicitude; Theory of Mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920390379     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195320510.003.0003     Document Type: Chapter

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