Energetic efficiency under stress underlies positive genetic correlations between longevity and other fitness traits in natural populations

Biogerontology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-61

  Parsons, Peter A ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development time; Energetic efficiency; Fitness; Heterozygote; Life history trait; Longevity; Metabolic efficiency; Metabolic stability; Nutritional stress; Oxidative stress; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; LONGEVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS;

EID: 33846083203     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-006-9028-8     Document Type: Article

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