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The co‐evolution of longevity and social life
2020-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Living in social groups could influence the evolution of senescence and longevity by affecting key life‐history parameters such as extrinsic mortality and the cost of reproduction. For example, a decrease in extrinsic mortality as a result of social life is predicted to lead to the evolution of increased longevity. We argue that benefits of social life in terms of increased survival are common only in species in w...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d57c9cdb-dd6a-50f1-9c70-208fb9c10f16
- DOI
- 10.1111/1365-2435.13445