Evidence for a maximum “shelf-life” of oocytes in mammals suggests that human menopause may be an implication of meiotic arrest
Abstract There is an ongoing debate why a trait like human menopause should have evolved. Adaptive explanations explain menopause with fitness benefits of ceasing reproduction, whereas non-adaptive explanations view it as an epiphenomenon. Here we present data in support of non-adaptive explanations...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32502-2 |