Mother-care
Cross-source consensus on Mother-care from 1 sources and 5 claims.
1 sources · 5 claims
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- Mother-care proposes that females gain fitness by helping dependent offspring survive after the last birth. — On age-specific selection and extensive lifespan beyond menopause
- In the model, mother-care reduced the death rate of dependent infants tenfold when their mother was present. — On age-specific selection and extensive lifespan beyond menopause
- Mother-care protected dependent infants and removed the sharp survivorship kink near stage 2. — On age-specific selection and extensive lifespan beyond menopause
- Mother-care alone increased expected post-reproduction time but did not produce extensive PRLS by post-reproductive representation. — On age-specific selection and extensive lifespan beyond menopause
- Adding mother-care to PRLS-enabling combinations eliminated extensive PRLS because mothers outcompeted grandmothers as caregivers. — On age-specific selection and extensive lifespan beyond menopause