Fathers favour sons, mothers don't discriminate: Sex-biased parental care in northwestern Tanzania
Variation in parental care by child's sex is evident across cultures. Evolutionary theory provides a functional explanation for this phenomenon, predicting that parents will favour specific children if this results in greater fitness payoffs. Here, we explore evidence for sex-biased parental ca...
Main Authors: | Anushé Hassan, Susan B. Schaffnit, Rebecca Sear, Mark Urassa, David W. Lawson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2019-01-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Human Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X19000148/type/journal_article |
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