Reproductive cessation and post-reproductive lifespan in Asian elephants and pre-industrial humans
: Mirkka Lahdenperä, Khyne U Mar, Virpi Lummaa
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
: 2014
: Frontiers in Zoology
: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY
: FRONT ZOOL
: 54
: 11
: 14
: 1742-9994
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-014-0054-0
Conclusions: Our results show that the reproductive and survival patterns of Asian elephants differ from other long-lived animals exhibiting menopause, such as humans, and extreme longevity alone does not promote the evolution of menopause or post-reproductive lifespan, adding weight to the unusual kin-selected benefits suggested to favour such traits in humans and killer whales.