Senescence as a trade-off between successful land colonisation and longevity: critical review and analysis of a hypothesis

Background Most common terrestrial animal clades exhibit senescence, suggesting strong adaptive value of this trait. However, there is little support for senescence correlated with specific adaptations. Nevertheless, insects, mammals, and birds, which are the most common terrestrial animal clades th...

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Main Authors: Tomasz Bilinski, Aneta Bylak, Krzysztof Kukuła, Renata Zadrag-Tecza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12286.pdf