| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10310816 | Child Abuse & Neglect | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Our study confirms that only neonaticide is an adaptive reproductive disinvestment, possibly evolved in the remote past, to increase the biological fitness of the mother by eliminating an unwanted newborn and saving resources for future offspring born in better conditions. Neonaticide is shown to be clearly distinct from infanticide and filicide and therefore should be approached, prevented, and judged differently.
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Authors
Andrea S. Camperio Ciani, Lilybeth Fontanesi,