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Trivers–Willard hypothesis

Hypothesis that a mother's physical condition influences whether she invests in sons or daughters, on the reasoning that larger sons can yield more grandchildren through male-male competition.

Known aliases

  • Trivers-Willard hypothesis

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No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters

science1 publisher

A 140-species review puts fetal sex inside the obstetrical dilemma

Male newborns are the heavier sex in most placental mammals the authors surveyed, which makes birth risk unequal for sons and daughters. Whether that inequality causes obstructed labour is still untested outside humans and farm animals.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+12
Incentives
Insufficient
Confidence55