Allocation of Nutrients to Somatic Tissues in Young Ovariectomized Grasshoppers

The disposable soma hypothesis predicts that when reproduction is reduced, life span is increased because more nutrients are invested in the soma, increasing somatic repair. Rigorously testing the hypothesis requires tracking nutrients from ingestion to allocation to the soma or to reproduction. Fru...

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Main Authors: Judd, Evan T., Hatle, John D., Drewry, Michelle D., Wessels, Frank J., Hahn, Daniel A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2010
Subjects:
Metabolism, Life History and Aging
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140271/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21558244
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icq105
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