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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2018
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| 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 |