Exceptional longevity in female rottweiler dogs is not encumbered by investment in reproduction

Age

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2503-2513

  Kengeri, S S ^a   Maras, A H ^a   Suckow, C L ^a   Chiang, E C ^a,b   Waters, D J ^a,b,c,d  

^a Gerald P Murphy Cancer Foundation   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Gerald P Murphy Cancer Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Comparative biology; Cost of reproductive effort; Ovarian conservation; Parity; Trade off

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; REPRODUCTIVE INTENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ROTTWEILER;

AGING; ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84892558397     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: 15744647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-013-9529-8     Document Type: Article

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