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Reproductive cessation and post-reproductive lifespan in Asian elephants and pre-industrial humans
Tekijät: Mirkka Lahdenperä, Khyne U Mar, Virpi Lummaa
Kustantaja: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Julkaisuvuosi: 2014
Journal: Frontiers in Zoology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY
Lehden akronyymi: FRONT ZOOL
Artikkelin numero: 54
Vuosikerta: 11
Sivujen määrä: 14
ISSN: 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.
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