Harsh environments promote alloparental care across human societies

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Vol/Iss. 287(1933) Royal Society Publishing London Published In Pages: 1-9
By Martin, J.S., Ringen, E.J., Duda, P., Jaeggi, A.V.

Hypothesis

Societies occupying harsher environments exhibit higher rates of alloparental care. (2)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Bayesian multilevel phylogenetic regressionSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Alloparental CareDependent variableInfant Care
Variability in climateIndependent variableClimate