Schmidt, Christina M.; Jarvis, Jennifer U.M.; Bennett, Nigel Charles(Zoological Society of Southern Africa, 2013-04)
The inverse relationship between reproduction and
lifespan is one of the main concepts of life history
theory. This association has been observed in most
taxa, although exceptions have been found in which
a breeding ...
Schmidt, Christina M.; Blount, Jonathan D.; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Benoit, Joshua B.(Public Library of Science, 2014-07-28)
Oxidative stress has been implicated as both a physiological cost of reproduction and a driving force on an animal’s lifespan.
Since increased reproductive effort is generally linked with a reduction in survival, it has ...
