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Sex differences in longevity are relative, not independent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2022

Mikkel Wallentin Open the ORCID record for Mikkel Wallentin [Opens in a new window]
Mikkel Wallentin*
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Department of Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark mikkel@cc.au.dk https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/mikkel-wallentin(abf0a704-afc4-4576-9df7-3d84420bc2fc).html
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Abstract

I ask three questions related to the claims made within the staying alive theory (SAT): Is survival more fitness-enhancing for females than for males? Does the historical record on sex differences in mortality support the SAT? Is it possible to talk about “independent selective pressures on both male and female traits” when all we have are sex/gender comparisons?

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e150
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