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Predation has small, short-term, and in certain conditions random effects on the evolution of aging

BACKGROUND: The pace of aging varies considerably in nature. The best-known explanation of the evolution of specific rates of aging is the Williams’ hypothesis suggesting that the aging rate should correlate with the level of extrinsic mortality. However, the current evidence is inconclusive with va...

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Autores principales: Lenart, Peter, Bienertová-Vašků, Julie, Berec, Luděk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8130161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34000997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01815-8