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Extremely short lifespan in the annual fish Nothobranchius furzeri

Extremely short lifespan in the annual fish Nothobranchius furzeri

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Extremely short lifespan in the annual fish Nothobranchius furzeri

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Full title

Extremely short lifespan in the annual fish Nothobranchius furzeri

Publisher

England: The Royal Society

Journal title

Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences, 2003-11, Vol.270 (Suppl 2), p.S189-S191

Language

English

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England: The Royal Society

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Contents

Evolutionary theories of senescence postulate that lifespan is determined by the age-dependent decrease in the effects of natural selection. Factors that influence survival and reproduction at early life stages have a larger impact on fitness than factors that influence later life stages. According to these views, selection for rapid sexual maturat...

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Extremely short lifespan in the annual fish Nothobranchius furzeri

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rsbl_2003_0048

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rsbl_2003_0048

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ISSN

0962-8452

E-ISSN

1471-2954

DOI

10.1098/rsbl.2003.0048

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