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Sex differences in senescence: the role of intra-sexual competition in early adulthood

Males and females frequently differ in their rates of ageing, but the origins of these differences are poorly understood. Sex differences in senescence have been hypothesized to arise, because investment in intra-sexual reproductive competition entails costs to somatic maintenance, leaving the sex t...

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Autores principales: Beirne, Christopher, Delahay, Richard, Young, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4528560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26156771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1086