The evolution of childhood as a by-product?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 29 (3):288-289 (2006)
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The proposition that selective advantages of linguistic skills have contributed to shifts in ontogenetic landmarks of human life histories in early Homo sapiens is weakened by neglecting alternative mechanisms of life history evolution. Moreover, arguments about biological continuity through sweeping comparisons with nonhuman primates do not support various assumptions of this scenario.

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10.1017/s0140525x06329068

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