From molecules to living systems: Historical and contemporary issues in oxidative stress and antioxidant ecology

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 950-959

  Costantini, David ^a   Rowe, Melissah ^b   Butler, Michael W ^b   McGraw, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Antioxidants; Free radicals; Life history; Reproduction; Sexual signals; Sperm quality; Stress physiology; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HONEST SIGNALING; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; TRADE-OFF; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78149312670     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01746.x     Document Type: Article

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