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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页码：128 / 129

页数：2

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