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Lack of intergenerational reproductive conflict, rather than lack of inclusive fitness benefits, explains absence of post-reproductive lifespan in long-finned pilot whales

Life-history theory suggests that individuals should reproduce until death, yet females of a small number of mammals live for a significant period after ceasing reproduction, a phenomenon known as post-reproductive lifespan. It is thought that the evolution of this trait is facilitated by increasing...

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Autores principales: McCormack, Jack L, Arbuckle, Kevin, Fullard, Karen, Amos, William, Nichols, Hazel J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10636734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37969551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad062