When males live longer: Resource-driven territorial behavior drives sex-specific survival in snakes

Phylogenetic analysis has shown that males’ propensity to engage in aggressive encounters is associated with females having greater longevity. Here, we confirm the causal link between aggression and reduced longevity by looking at an egg-eating snake (Oligodon formosanus) in which females defend ter...

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Autores principales: Lee, Chi-Ying, Pike, David A., Tseng, Hui-Yun, Hsu, Jung-Ya, Huang, Shiang-Lin, Shaner, Pei-Jen L., Liao, Chen-Pan, Manica, Andrea, Huang, Wen-San
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6482014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31032398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar5478

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6482014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31032398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar5478

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