Reproductive Senescence in Two Lemur Lineages

The relationship between age and reproductive performance is highly variable across species. Humans and some cetaceans exhibit an extreme form of reproductive senescence in that female reproduction ceases years or even decades before average life expectancy is reached. However, neither the existence...

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Published in:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors: Peter M. Kappeler, Leonie Pethig, Lea Prox, Claudia Fichtel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.894344/full