Longevity and aging in insects: Is reproduction costly; cheap; beneficial or irrelevant? A critical evaluation of the "trade-off" concept

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  De Loof, Arnold ^a  

^a Proteomics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aging theories; Dnmt2; Ecdysone; Imprinting; MiRNAs; Mitophagy

Indexed keywords

AGING; EGG PRODUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMPRINTING; INSECT; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NEMATODE; OXIDATION; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RODENT; TRADE-OFF; WORKER CASTE;

AGING; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSECT; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTS; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; MUS;

EID: 78650209222     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.08.018     Document Type: Review

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