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Intergenerational transfers may have decoupled physiological and chronological age in a eusocial insect

Life-history theory generally predicts that there should be no selection for longevity beyond the limit of reproductive capacity. However, the capacity to increase fitness may not end when individuals reach a state of functional sterility. Recent studies show that intergenerational transfers of reso...

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Main Authors: Amdam, Gro V., Page, Robert E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2398690/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16039913
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2005.03.007
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