Actuarial senescence in a dimorphic bird: different rates of ageing in morphs with discrete reproductive strategies

It is often hypothesized that intra-sexual competition accelerates actuarial senescence, or the increase in mortality rates with age. However, an alternative hypothesis is that parental investment is more important to determining senescence rates. We used a unique model system, the white-throated sp...

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Autores principales: Grunst, Melissa L., Grunst, Andrea S., Formica, Vincent A., Korody, Marisa L., Betuel, Adam M., Barcelo-Serra, Margarida, Gonser, Rusty A., Tuttle, Elaina M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
Materias:
Ecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6283936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30518574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2053

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6283936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30518574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2053

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