@inbook {312602, title = {Evolution of the human life history}, booktitle = {Evolution of Nervous Systems}, volume = {4}, year = {2017}, note = {

Times cited: 349

}, pages = {37-50}, publisher = {Academic Press}, organization = {Academic Press}, edition = {2nd}, abstract = {

The 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.

}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804042-3.00103-2}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128040423001032}, author = {Bogin, BA and Varea, C}, editor = {Kaas, JH} }