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SUBMITTER: Zajitschek F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3434943 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zajitschek Felix F Lailvaux Simon P SP Dessmann Josephine J Brooks Robert R
Ecology and evolution 20120701 7
Senescence is shaped by age-dependent trade-offs between fitness components. Because males and females invest different resources in reproduction, the trade-offs behind age-dependent reproductive effort should be resolved differently in the sexes. In this study, we assess the effects of diet (high carbohydrate and low protein vs. equal carbohydrate and protein) and mating (once mated vs. virgin) on lifespan and age-dependent mortality in male and female field crickets (Teleogryllus commodus), an ...[more]