The expendable male hypothesis
S. Mattison, R. J. Quinlan, D. Hare
The paper challenges the matrilineal puzzle by proposing the expendable male hypothesis, suggesting matrilineal descent evolves when men are not essential for subsistence or parental investment.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · Jul 15, 2019Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition