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Reproductive cessation and post-reproductive lifespan in Asian elephants and pre-industrial humans
INTRODUCTION: Short post-reproductive lifespan is widespread across species, but prolonged post-reproductive life-stages of potential adaptive significance have been reported only in few mammals with extreme longevity. Long post-reproductive lifespan contradicts classical evolutionary predictions of...
Autores principales: | Lahdenperä, Mirkka, Mar, Khyne U, Lummaa, Virpi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4144032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25183990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-014-0054-0 |
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