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Evolution of human life history
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posted on 2017-07-21, 10:18 authored by Barry Bogin, Carlos VareaThe postnatal life cycle of the social mammals, including the nonhuman primates, has three basic stages of development: infant, juvenile, and adult. Human beings are unusual and add a childhood stage after infancy and an adolescence stage after the juvenile stage. The human pattern of life history in both brain and body growth entails a large investment of energy and time by older members of the social group toward infants and children. This is achieved via a new type of breeding strategy called biocultural reproduction. The evolution of human life history results in enhanced reproductive success for the individuals and our species.
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Evolution of Nervous SystemsPages
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BOGIN, B. and VAREA, C., 2016. Evolution of human life history. Evolution of Nervous Systems. IN: Kaas, J. (ed.) Evolution of Nervous Systems. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol 4, pp. 37-50.Publisher
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