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Live fast die young life history in females: evolutionary trade-off between early life mating and lifespan in female Drosophila melanogaster
The trade-off between survival and reproduction is fundamental to life history theory. Sexual selection is expected to favour a ‘live fast die young’ life history pattern in males due to increased risk of extrinsic mortality associated with obtaining mates. Sexual conflict may also drive a genetic t...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612512/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26482533 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15469 |