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Allomaternal care among the Hadza of Tanzania
Human nature • 19 (3) • Published In 2008 • Pages: 249-262
By: Crittenden, Alyssa N., Marlowe, Frank.
Abstract
Through observation of the hours each day that household members and relatives spend holding small children, this study shows that the Hadza spend a great deal of time on tending to children other than their own. This result supports the "allomothering hypothesis" that such behavior is rooted in its evolutionary benefit, increasing both the mother's fertility and the survival of her children.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Biological Anthropologist
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2018
- Field Date
- 1994-2004
- Coverage Date
- 1994-2004
- Coverage Place
- Lake Eyasi area, Tanzania
- Notes
- Alyssa N. Crittenden ; Frank W. Marlowe
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262)
- LCCN
- 78640803
- LCSH
- Hatsa (African people)