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This is definitely wrong, in general. The current consensus for why menopause may be adaptive is kin selection acting through grandparents' contribution to thei
by wutbrodo 10y ago
This is definitely wrong, in general. The current consensus for why menopause may be adaptive is kin selection acting through grandparents' contribution to their grandkids' lives. (ie that the decline in fitness of hypothetical new children past a certain age makes indirect contributions to descendants' fitness relatively more useful than continued reproduction).
- ido 10y agoi stand corrected!