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On the evolution of intergenerational division of labor, menopause and transfers among adults and offspring.

Journal of theoretical biology - 7 Sept 2013

Cyrus Chu C Y, Lee Ronald D

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We explain how upward transfers from adult children to their elderly parents might evolve as an interrelated feature of a deepening intergenerational division of labor. Humans have a particularly long period of juvenile dependence requiring both food and care time provided mainly by younger and older adults. We suggest that the division of labor evolves to exploit comparative advantage between young and old...

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PMID: 23648187
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.04.031
PMCID: PMC3763024

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