@article{fdi:010088950, title = {{C}hild and adolescent foraging : new directions in evolutionary research}, author = {{P}retelli, {I}. and {C}rittenden, {A}. {N}. and {D}ounias, {E}dmond and {F}riant, {S}. and {K}oster, {J}. and {K}ramer, {K}. {L}. and {M}angola, {S}. {M}. and {M}ari {S}aez, {A}lmudena and {L}ew-{L}evy, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{Y}oung children and adolescents in subsistence societies forage for a wide range of resources. {T}hey often target child-specific foods, they can be very successful foragers, and they share their produce widely within and outside of their nuclear family. {A}t the same time, while foraging, they face risky situations and are exposed to diseases that can influence their immune development. {H}owever, children's foraging has largely been explained in light of their future (adult) behavior. {H}ere, we reinterpret findings from human behavioral ecology, evolutionary medicine and cultural evolution to center foraging children's contributions to life history evolution, community resilience and immune development. {W}e highlight the need to foreground immediate alongside delayed benefits and costs of foraging, including inclusive fitness benefits, when discussing children's food production from an evolutionary perspective. {W}e conclude by recommending that researchers carefully consider children's social and ecological context, develop cross-cultural perspectives, and incorporate children's foraging into {I}ndigenous sovereignty discourse.}, keywords = {childhood evolution ; children ; community resilience ; foraging ; immune development ; inclusive fitness ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {AMERIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {MADAGASCAR} ; {OUGANDA} ; {MALAISIE} ; {VENEZUELA} ; {TANZANIE} ; {ZANZIBAR} ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}volutionary {A}nthropology}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[11 p.]}, ISSN = {1060-1538}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1002/evan.22020}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088950}, }