A dynamical-systems generalization of the Price equation for two-sex, age-structured populations with multiple traits, applied to show grandmothering produces an evolutionary path to higher longevities and altered sex ratios.
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A two-sex PDE model finds two stable equilibria (great-ape and hunter-gatherer longevities) with grandmothering enabling the transition without changing fertility end, while male mating skew strongly affects lifespan equilibrium.
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Modelling the evolution of traits in a two-sex population, with an application to grandmothering
A dynamical-systems generalization of the Price equation for two-sex, age-structured populations with multiple traits, applied to show grandmothering produces an evolutionary path to higher longevities and altered sex ratios.
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Evolution of longevity, age at last birth and sexual conflict with grandmothering
A two-sex PDE model finds two stable equilibria (great-ape and hunter-gatherer longevities) with grandmothering enabling the transition without changing fertility end, while male mating skew strongly affects lifespan equilibrium.