Evolutionary stability and the rarity of grandmothering

The provision of intergenerational care, via the Grandmother Hypothesis, has been implicated in the evolution of post-fertile longevity, particularly in humans. However, if grandmothering does provide fitness benefits, a key question is why has it evolved so infrequently? We investigate this questio...

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Main Authors: Field, J, Bonsall, M
Format: Journal article
Published: Wiley 2017

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