Sexual selection effects on the evolution of senescence

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 663-668

  Graves, Brent M ^a  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Reproductive value; Senescence; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FECUNDITY; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SENESCENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548175459     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9144-6     Document Type: Article

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