Does reproduction cause oxidative stress? An open question

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 347-350

  Metcalfe, Neil B ^a   Monaghan, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Life history strategies; Oxidative stress; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIFE HISTORY; OXIDATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84878181964     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.01.015     Document Type: Review

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