scholarly journals Pleiotropy and Life History Evolution in Drosophila melanogaster: Uncoupling Life Span and Early Fecundity

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 546-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Khazaeli ◽  
J. W. Curtsinger
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Life History ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Life History Evolution ◽  
History Evolution ◽  
Early Fecundity

Selection for Delayed Senescence in Drosophila melanogaster

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo S. Luckinbill ◽  
Robert Arking ◽  
Michael J. Clare ◽  
William C. Cirocco ◽  
Steven A. Buck
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Life History ◽  
Natural Selection ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Genetic Control ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Delayed Senescence ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Early Fecundity

Although theories of the evolution of senescence differ in the mode of action by which genes are thought to control the aging process, they all view the rate of senescence as an adaptable feature of life history and therefore modifiable by natural selection. Tests of theory, however, have generally yielded mixed results. The life-span of Drosophila melanogaster increased strongly in populations selected for late reproduction in these experiments. Delayed senescence was accompanied by a reduced early fecundity, suggesting pleiotropic genetic control of the aging process. Reproduced by permission. Leo S. Luckinbill, Robert Arking, Michael J. Clare, William C. Cirocco, Steven A. Buck, Selection for Delayed Senescence in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 38 , 996-1003 (1984).

scholarly journals Gene Trees versus Species Trees: Reassessing Life-History Evolution in a Freshwater Fish Radiation

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 504-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Waters ◽  
Diane L. Rowe ◽  
Christopher P. Burridge ◽  
Graham P. Wallis
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Freshwater Fish ◽  
Life History Evolution ◽  
Gene Trees ◽  
Species Trees ◽  
History Evolution

scholarly journals Life‐history evolution in the anthropocene: effects of increasing nutrients on traits and trade‐offs

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 635-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Snell‐Rood ◽  
Rickey Cothran ◽  
Anne Espeset ◽  
Punidan Jeyasingh ◽  
Sarah Hobbie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life History Evolution ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
History Evolution
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