Quantitative genetics of age at reproduction in wild swans: support for antagonistic pleiotropy models of senescence.
Why do individuals stop reproducing after a certain age, and how is this age determined? The antagonistic pleiotropy theory for the evolution of senescence predicts that increased early-life performance should be accompanied by earlier (or faster) senescence. Hence, an individual that has started to...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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