Mating and male pheromone kill Caenorhabditis males through distinct mechanisms

Differences in longevity between sexes is a mysterious yet general phenomenon across great evolutionary distances. To test the roles of responses to environmental cues and sexual behaviors in longevity regulation, we examined Caenorhabditis male lifespan under solitary, grouped, and mated conditions...

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Main Authors: Cheng Shi, Alexi M Runnels, Coleen T Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/23493