Adolescent Cranial Volume as a Sensitive Marker of Parental Investment: The Role of Non-material Resources?

Adolescent Cranial Volume as a Sensitive Marker of Parental Investment: The Role of Non-material Resources?

Growth of different body parts in humans is sensitive to different resource constraints that are mediated by parental investment. Parental investment can involve the expenditure of material, cognitive, and emotional resources on offspring. Cranial volume, an important predictor of cognitive ability,...

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Main Authors: Velda Lauringson, Gudrun Veldre, Peeter Hõrak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
cranial volume
family structure
height
meat shortage
parental investment
paternal education
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.602401/full

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