Cargando…

Antagonistic pleiotropy and the evolution of extraordinary lifespans in eusocial organisms

Queens of eusocial species live extraordinarily long compared to their workers. So far, it has been argued that these lifespan divergences are readily explained by the classical evolutionary theory of ageing. As workers predominantly perform risky tasks, such as foraging and nest defense, and queens...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kreider, Jan J., Pen, Ido, Kramer, Boris H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8190452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34136267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/evl3.230