Human longevity - The grandmother effect

被引：125
作者：
Hawkes, K [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Utah, Dept Anthropol, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 USA
来源：
NATURE | 2004年 / 428卷 / 6979期
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D O I：
10.1038/428128a
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Why do women live long past the age of child-bearing? Contrary to common wisdom, this phenomenon is not new, and is not due to support for the elderly. Rather, grannies have a lot to offer their grandchildren.
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