Evolution of sex differences in lifespan and aging: Causes and constraints

BioEssays

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 717-724

  Maklakov, Alexei A ^a   Lummaa, Virpi ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Disease; Mitochondria; Senescence; Sex chromosomes; Sexual conflict; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GAMETE; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MENOPAUSE; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM; SURVIVAL;

AGING; DISEASE; MITOCHONDRIA; SENESCENCE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84880328607     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201300021     Document Type: Review

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