Sex differences in longevity are relative, not independent.
Mikkel WallentinPublished in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2022)
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?