How do helpers slow senescence in a Tibetan cooperatively breeding bird?

Abstract Sociality is known to be capable of slowing individual senescence, but it is unclear whether the effect differs for reproduction versus survival in a sex‐specific manner. Here we predict that social benefits are directed toward (1) somatic maintenance in harsh environments where high surviv...

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Main Authors: Haiying Fan, Weibin Guo, Xin Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-12-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4314