The interplay of grandparental investment according to the survival status of other grandparent types

Abstract Inclusive fitness theory predicts that grandparental investment in grandchildren aims to maximise their inclusive fitness. Owing to an increasing overlap between successive generations in modern affluent populations, the importance of grandparental investment remains high. Despite the growi...

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Main Authors: Samuli Helle, Antti O. Tanskanen, Jenni E. Pettay, Mirkka Danielsbacka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18693-9