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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Lifespan and reproduction"”.
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Molecular basis of life-history evolution: a tale of two insects
… of life-history evolution is aimed at understanding the diversity of fertility and longevity patterns observed in nature. These patterns are influenced by the interplay of traits that directly affect the fitness of individuals, including age at first reproduction, growth rate, age-specific …
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Genetically Modifying Mosquitoes Without Compromising Fitness: Can It Be Done?
… 2015). 1,2 With the current increase in drug and insecticide resistance, there is an urgent need to develop novel strategies for malaria control. One such strategy to genetically engineer mosquito vectors to make them resistant to infection by malaria parasites in order to replace the wild …
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Sex-specific aging in two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae: Effects of diet, social environment and predator-induced stress
… progressive decline in physiological performance and increasing vulnerability to disease with age and is almost universal and inevitable for multicellular organisms. Although our knowledge about aging has advanced greatly during the last few decades, our current understanding of how and why we age …