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Quantitative Genetics of the Aging of Reproductive Traits in the Houbara Bustard.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Chantepie Stéphane, Robert Alexandre, Sorci Gabriele, Hingrat Yves, Charmantier Anne, Leveque Gwénaëlle, Lacroix Frédéric, Teplitsky Céline
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Do all traits within an organism age for the same reason? Evolutionary theories of aging share a common assumption: the strength of natural selection declines with age. A corollary is that additive genetic variance should increase with age. However, not all senescent traits display such increases suggesting that other mechanisms may be at play. Using longitudinal data collected from more than 5400 houbara...
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