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Medawar and Hamilton on the selective forces in the evolution of ageing
Both Medawar and Hamilton contributed key ideas to the modern evolutionary theory of ageing. In particular, they both suggested that, in populations with overlapping generations, the force with which selection acts on traits declines with the age at which traits are expressed. This decline would eve...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8616860/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34822012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00476-6 |