Manipulating reproductive effort leads to changes in female reproductive scheduling but not oxidative stress

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4161-4171

  Aloise King, Edith D ^a   Garratt, Michael ^a   Brooks, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Aging; Cost of reproduction; Crossfoster; Free Radical Theory of ageing; Life history; Oxidative damage; Postpartum pregnancy; Senescence; Trade off

Indexed keywords

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 84887882345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.786     Document Type: Article

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