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SUBMITTER: Duchoslav J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742612 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 20171221
Climate change has not only led to a sustained rise in mean global temperature over the past decades, but also increased the frequency of extreme weather events. This paper explores the effect of temperature shocks <i>in utero</i> on later-life taste for cooperation. Using historical climate data combined with data on child and adult behavior in public goods games, I show that abnormally high ambient temperatures during gestation are associated with decreased individual contributions to the publ ...[more]