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Does variation in the intensity and duration of predation drive evolutionary changes in senescence?

Matthew R. Walsh, Auteur ; Deirdre Whittington, Auteur ; Melissa J. Walsh, Auteur

Dans Journal of Animal Ecology (83(6) NOV 2014)

The evolutionary theory of senescence predicts that increased rates of extrinsic mortality select for faster declines in fertility and survival with age. One predicted mechanism is that increased mortality favours alleles that enhance fitness ea[...]

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