PSYC 208 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-4: Mucus, Red Queen Hypothesis, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
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Reproductive: divert resources used for somatic efforts to reproduction: mating efforts: finding mates and reproducing, parenting efforts: rearing offspring, asexual organisms may invest only in mating efforts (reproducing offspring is. Humans first invest in somatic efforts for first 14-16 years, then reproductive. already parenting) Women invest more in parenting (they have larger obligatory investment than men) Men are more biased towards mating efforts. Paternal uncertainty can never be sure, therefore less beneficial to invest. Opportunity costs in reproductive opportunities could make other babies. As advancement of primate increases, time during infancy increases. Adolescence does not exist in other primate species, only humans. Humans don"t become fully reproductive until 20-ish. Lemur (18), macaque (25), gibbon (30), chimpanzee (45) Human have post-reproductive period (post-menopause period lasts 30 years). Textbook: post-menopausal women are positively selected because they can provide resources for grandchildren, and improve reproductive fitness of those share their genes!
