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Frailty: A cost incurred by reproduction?

Evolutionary theories of senescence, such as the ‘disposable soma’ theory, propose that natural selection trades late survival for early fecundity. ‘Frailty’, a multidimensional measure of health status, may help to better define the long-term consequences of reproduction. We examined the relationsh...

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Autores principales: Gordon, E. H., Peel, N. M., Chatfield, M. D., Lang, I. A., Hubbard, R. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32576951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67009-2