Low Maternal Capital Predicts Life History Trade-Offs in Daughters: Why Adverse Outcomes Cluster in Individuals

• Main Authors: Jonathan C. K. Wells (Author), Tim J. Cole (Author), Mario Cortina-Borja (Author), Rebecca Sear (Author), David A. Leon (Author), Akanksha A. Marphatia (Author), Joseph Murray (Author), Fernando C. Wehrmeister (Author), Paula D. Oliveira (Author), Helen Gonçalves (Author), Isabel O. Oliveira (Author), Ana Maria B. Menezes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Some individuals appear prone to multiple adverse outcomes, including poor health, school dropout, risky behavior and early reproduction. This clustering remains poorly understood. Drawing on evolutionary life history theory, we hypothesized that maternal investment in early life would p...