Comparative analyses of longevity and senescence reveal variable survival benefits of living in zoos across mammals

While it is commonly believed that animals live longer in zoos than in the wild, this assumption has rarely been tested. We compared four survival metrics (longevity, baseline mortality, onset of senescence and rate of senescence) between both sexes of free-ranging and zoo populations of more than 5...

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Autores principales: Tidière, Morgane, Gaillard, Jean-Michel, Berger, Vérane, Müller, Dennis W. H., Bingaman Lackey, Laurie, Gimenez, Olivier, Clauss, Marcus, Lemaître, Jean-François
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/PMC5098244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27819303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep36361

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27819303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep36361

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