Longevity for free? Increased reproduction with limited trade-offs in Drosophila melanogaster selected for increased life span

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 349-357

  Wit, Janneke ^a   Sarup, Pernille ^a   Lupsa, Nikolett ^b   Malte, Hans ^a   Frydenberg, Jane ^a   Loeschcke, Volker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ageing; Developmental time; Fecundity; Lifespan; Metabolic rate; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT STRESS; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC RATE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMETRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LONGEVITY; MALE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WING;

EID: 84873701765     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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