An evolutionary life-history framework for understanding sex differences in human mortality rates

被引：131

作者：

Kruger, Daniel J.

Nesse, Randolph M.

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, Prevent Res Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[2] Univ Michigan, Inst Social Res, Evolut Human Adaptat Program, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

HUMAN NATURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE | 2006年 / 17卷 / 01期

关键词：

life history; mortality; sex differences; sexual selection;

D O I：

10.1007/s12110-006-1021-z

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Sex differences in mortality rates stem from genetic, physiological, behavioral, and social causes that are best understood when integrated in an evolutionary life history framework. This paper investigates the Male-to-Female Mortality Ratio (M:F MR) from external and internal causes and across contexts to illustrate how sex differences shaped by sexual selection interact with the environment to yield a pattern with some consistency, but also with expected variations due to socioeconomic and other factors.

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