Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "microchimerism"
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Does microchimerism mediate kin conflicts?
(Informa UK Limited, 2014)Fetal microchimerism (FMc) is predicted to promote the fitness of the fetus and maternal microchimerism (MMc) to promote the fitness of the mother. Offspring and mothers benefit from each other’s health. Therefore, ... -
Interbirth intervals: Intrafamilial, intragenomic and intrasomatic conflict
(Oxford University Press, 2014)Background and objectives: Interbirth intervals (IBIs) mediate a trade-off between child number and child survival. Life history theory predicts that the evolutionarily optimal IBI differs for different individuals whose ...