The evolutionary ecology of age at natural menopause: implications for public health

Evolutionary perspectives on menopause have focused on explaining why early reproductive cessation in females has emerged and why it is rare throughout the animal kingdom, but less attention has been given to exploring patterns of diversity in age at natural menopause. In this paper, we aim to gener...

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Main Authors: Abigail Fraser, Cathy Johnman, Elise Whitley, Alexandra Alvergne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Human Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X20000596/type/journal_article