Sex differences, sexual selection, and ageing: An experimental evolution approach

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2491-2503

  Maklakov, Alexei A ^a   Bonduriansky, Russell ^a   Brooks, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actuarial; Aging; Life span; Life history; Reproductive; Sex specific selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE AT MATURITY; AGING; BEETLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEETLES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 70349146014     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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