Evolution of male longevity bias in nematodes
Open Access
- 28 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Aging Cell
- Vol. 2 (3) , 165-173
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1474-9728.2003.00047.x
Abstract
Many animal species exhibit sex differences in aging. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, under conditions that minimize mortality, males are the longer‐lived sex. In a survey of 12 independent C...Keywords
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