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Large brains, short life: selection on brain size impacts intrinsic lifespan
The relationship between brain size and ageing is a paradox. The cognitive benefits of large brains should protect from extrinsic mortality and thus indirectly select for slower ageing. However, the substantial energetic cost of neural tissue may also impact the energetic budget of large-brained org...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6548732/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31088278 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0137 |