One argument is that it was conserved to help us lift buses off of pedestrians who just got hit. My belief is that nature conserved the stress mechanism because of its effect on gestation. Natural selection doesn't care about individuals, it just wants poundage and conservation of genes. It found a way to maximize the pounds and the genes.
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The culled-cohort theory is based on the assumption that it is not in the mother's interest to have small or weak male offspring during times of stress. Weak males are less likely to survive to age of reproduction. Even if they do survive, they must then compete with strong males for females.Ralph Catalano
The weak boys got culled out and those boys that survived are hardier on average. They live longer.
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It's better to have a female than a male in stressful times. If you have a daughter, her reproductive success is not contingent on robustness because males are not as picky.
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The argument is that in most species, males will compete with each other for females, and females prefer robust males.
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It's not in her evolutionary interest to have a weak son in times of stress. He may not survive or may not be competitive for females.
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Statistically, it is clearly true compared to men, (women) are biological fortresses.
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