Emergence and maintenance of menopause in humans: a game theory model

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2017.07.019zbMath1382.92108OpenAlexW2736849749WikidataQ38368988 ScholiaQ38368988MaRDI QIDQ1705286

Michel Raymond, Valentin Thouzeau

Publication date: 15 March 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.07.019

zbMATH Keywords

kin selectionESSpleiotropyconflict over resourcesgrandmotheringmaternity cost

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of game theory (91A80) Physiology (general) (92C30) Evolutionary games (91A22)

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• Evolution of longevity, age at last birth and sexual conflict with grandmothering
• The dynamical theory of coevolution: A derivation from stochastic ecological processes
• Grandmothering drives the evolution of longevity in a probabilistic model

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