The grandmother effect

Kristen Hawkes ()
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Kristen Hawkes: University of Utah

Nature, 2004, vol. 428, issue 6979, 128-129

Abstract: Why do women live long past the age of child-bearing? Contrary to common wisdom, this phenomenon is not new, and is not due to support for the elderly. Rather, grannies have a lot to offer their grandchildren.

Date: 2004
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