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maternal capital hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Biological anthropology

the idea that a mother's accumulated somatic and behavioral resources shape offspring growth, passing health inequality across generations.

In biological anthropology, maternal capital hypothesis refers to the idea that a mother's accumulated somatic and behavioral resources shape offspring growth, passing health inequality across generations. This meaning comes from Wells (2009) in American Journal of Human Biology.[1]

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References

Wells, J. C. K. (2009). Maternal capital and the metabolic ghetto: An evolutionary perspective on the transgenerational basis of health inequalities. American Journal of Human Biology, 22(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.20994

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