Disposable Soma Theory and the Evolution of Maternal Effects on Ageing

Maternal effects are ubiquitous in nature and affect a wide range of offspring phenotypes. Recent research suggests that maternal effects also contribute to ageing, but the theoretical basis for these observations is poorly understood. Here we develop a simple model to derive expectations for (i) if...

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Main Authors: van den Heuvel, Joost, English, Sinead, Uller, Tobias
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709080/