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Density Dependence Triggers Runaway Selection of Reduced Senescence

In the presence of exogenous mortality risks, future reproduction by an individual is worth less than present reproduction to its fitness. Senescent aging thus results inevitably from transferring net fertility into younger ages. Some long-lived organisms appear to defy theory, however, presenting n...

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Autores principales: Seymour, Robert M, Doncaster, C. Patrick
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2230684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18166075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030256