Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality
Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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The classic anthropological hypothesis known as the “obstetrical dilemma” is a well-known explanation for human altriciality, a condition that has significant implications for human social and behavioral evolution. The hypothesis holds that antagonistic selection for a large neonatal brain and a narrow, bipedal-adapted birth canal poses a problem f...
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Metabolic hypothesis for human altriciality
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1041324447
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1041324447
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1205282109
