Citation

Benenson JF, Webb CE, Wrangham RW. Behav. Brain Sci. 2022; 45: e151.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X22000644

PMID

35875980

Abstract

Extending Campbell's (1999) staying alive theory (SAT) beyond aggression, we reviewed evidence that females are more self-protective than males. Many commentators provided additional supporting data. Sex differences in life-history adaptations, in the optimal relation between survival and reproduction, and in the mechanisms underlying trade-offs involved with self-protection remain important topics with numerous opportunities for improved understanding.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Female; Male; *Adaptation, Physiological; *Reproduction