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Reduced costs of reproduction in females mediate a shift from a male-biased to a female-biased lifespan in humans

The causes underlying sex differences in lifespan are strongly debated. While females commonly outlive males in humans, this is generally less pronounced in societies before the demographic transition to low mortality and fertility rates. Life-history theory suggests that reduced reproduction should...

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Autores principales: Bolund, Elisabeth, Lummaa, Virpi, Smith, Ken R., Hanson, Heidi A., Maklakov, Alexei A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4834564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27087670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep24672