Kevin Langergraber
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Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
So I'm going to get some indirect fitness benefits through this young female's reproduction.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
On the other hand... Can the young female say the same thing about the reproduction of this old female?
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
No, she shares no genes with the hypothetical offspring of this old female.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
So as the evolutionary math would have itβ Old females are predicted to sort of cede these reproductive opportunities to the young females and stop reproducing.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
But just like the grandmother hypothesis, it's not a perfect fit.
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
And left with, I don't know, just the...
Radiolab
The Menopause Mystery
The magic and wonder of this world, right?