Fertility-Longevity Tradeoffs

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Sensitivity analysis found that the male fertility-longevity tradeoff strongly influenced whether the transition to high longevity could occur. — Evolution of longevity, age at last birth and sexual conflict with grandmothering
• The male fertility-longevity tradeoff is a critical model assumption without direct empirical calibration. — Evolution of longevity, age at last birth and sexual conflict with grandmothering
• Female fertility without grandmothering is modeled to decline with both age at last birth trait and longevity trait. — Evolution of longevity, age at last birth and sexual conflict with grandmothering
• The transition depends on precise parameter regions, especially for male tradeoff and late mortality assumptions. — Evolution of longevity, age at last birth and sexual conflict with grandmothering