Reproductive cessation and post-reproductive lifespan in Asian elephants and pre-industrial humans




Mirkka Lahdenperä, Khyne U Mar, Virpi Lummaa

PublisherBIOMED CENTRAL LTD

2014

Frontiers in Zoology

FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY

FRONT ZOOL

54

11

14

1742-9994

DOIhttps://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.



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