Low Maternal Capital Predicts Life History Trade-Offs in Daughters: Why Adverse Outcomes Cluster in Individuals

Low Maternal Capital Predicts Life History Trade-Offs in Daughters: Why Adverse Outcomes Cluster in Individuals

Background: Some individuals appear prone to multiple adverse outcomes, including poor health, school dropout, risky behavior and early reproduction. This clustering remains poorly understood. Drawing on evolutionary life history theory, we hypothesized that maternal investment in early life would p...

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Main Authors: Jonathan C. K. Wells, Tim J. Cole, Mario Cortina-Borja, Rebecca Sear, David A. Leon, Akanksha A. Marphatia, Joseph Murray, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Paula D. Oliveira, Helen Gonçalves, Isabel O. Oliveira, Ana Maria B. Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
maternal investment
life history theory
trade-offs
reproduction
growth
education
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00206/full

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