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An Efficient Antioxidant System in a Long-Lived Termite Queen

The trade-off between reproduction and longevity is known in wide variety of animals. Social insect queens are rare organisms that can achieve a long lifespan without sacrificing fecundity. The extended longevity of social insect queens, which contradicts the trade-off, has attracted much attention...

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Autores principales: Tasaki, Eisuke, Kobayashi, Kazuya, Matsuura, Kenji, Iuchi, Yoshihito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5226355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28076409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167412