BACKGROUND: The oxidative stress theory of life-history tradeoffs states that oxidative stress caused by damaging free radicals directly underpins tradeoffs between reproduction and longevity by altering the allocation of energetic resources between these tasks. We test this theory by characterizing the effects of exogenous oxidative insult and its interaction with...
BACKGROUND: The oxidative stress theory of life-history tradeoffs states that oxidative stress caused by damaging
free radicals directly underpins tradeoffs between reproduction and longevity by altering the allocation of energetic
resources between these tasks. We test this theory by characterizing the effects of exogenous oxidative insult and
its interaction with...
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-history tradeoffs
Samson W Smith1,2, LeighCLatta IV3, Dee R Denver4 and Suzanne Estes1*
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The oxidative stress theory of life-history tradeoffs states that oxidative stress caused by damaging
free radicals directly underpins tradeoffs between reproduction and longevity by altering the allocation of energetic
resources between these tasks. We test this theory by characterizing the effects of exogenous oxidative insult and
its interaction with...
Full Text:
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