Early-late life trade-offs and the evolution of ageing in the wild
Empirical evidence for declines in fitness components (survival and reproductive
performance) with age has recently accumulated in wild populations, highlighting that the …
performance) with age has recently accumulated in wild populations, highlighting that the …
The evolution of senescence from a comparative perspective
RE Ricklefs - Functional Ecology, 2008 - JSTOR
1. Comparative studies of ageing address the evolutionary lability of the rate of ageing as an
indication of potential for, and constraints on, the extension of life span. 2. Experimental …
indication of potential for, and constraints on, the extension of life span. 2. Experimental …
The impact of reproductive investment and early‐life environmental conditions on senescence: support for the disposable soma hypothesis
Several hypotheses have been put forward to explain the evolution of senescence. One of
the leading hypotheses, the disposable soma hypothesis, predicts a trade‐off, whereby early …
the leading hypotheses, the disposable soma hypothesis, predicts a trade‐off, whereby early …
Are trade‐offs really the key drivers of ageing and life span?
Current thinking in life‐history theory and the biology of ageing suggests that ageing rates,
and consequently life spans, evolve largely as a function of trade‐offs with reproduction …
and consequently life spans, evolve largely as a function of trade‐offs with reproduction …
[HTML][HTML] Intergenerational transfer of ageing: parental age and offspring lifespan
The extent to which the age of parents at reproduction can affect offspring lifespan and other
fitness-related traits is important in our understanding of the selective forces shaping life …
fitness-related traits is important in our understanding of the selective forces shaping life …
Senescence: why and where selection gradients might not decline with age
M Roper, P Capdevila… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Patterns of ageing across the tree of life are much more diverse than previously thought. Yet,
we still do not adequately understand how, why and where across the tree of life a particular …
we still do not adequately understand how, why and where across the tree of life a particular …
Rethinking the evolutionary theory of aging: transfers, not births, shape senescence in social species
RD Lee - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
The classic evolutionary theory of aging explains why mortality rises with age: as individuals
grow older, less lifetime fertility remains, so continued survival contributes less to …
grow older, less lifetime fertility remains, so continued survival contributes less to …
[HTML][HTML] Longer life span evolves under high rates of condition-dependent mortality
H Chen, AA Maklakov - Current biology, 2012 - cell.com
Aging affects nearly all organisms, but how aging evolves is still unclear [1–5]. The central
prediction of classic theory is that high extrinsic mortality leads to accelerated aging and …
prediction of classic theory is that high extrinsic mortality leads to accelerated aging and …
Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology
That senescence is rarely, if ever, observed in natural populations is an oft-quoted fallacy
within bio-gerontology. We identify the roots of this fallacy in the otherwise seminal works of …
within bio-gerontology. We identify the roots of this fallacy in the otherwise seminal works of …
[HTML][HTML] Asynchrony of senescence among phenotypic traits in a wild mammal population
The degree to which changes in lifespan are coupled to changes in senescence in different
physiological systems and phenotypic traits is a central question in biogerontology. It is …
physiological systems and phenotypic traits is a central question in biogerontology. It is …