Evolution of maternal effect senescence

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 113; no. 2; pp. 362 - 367
• Main Authors: Moorad, Jacob A., Nussey, Daniel H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 12.01.2016; National Acad Sciences
• Subjects: Aging - physiology; Animals; Biological Evolution; Biological Sciences; Demographics; Evolution; Female; Fertility; Humans; Maternal Age; Mutation - genetics; Population genetics; Selection, Genetic; aging; selection; demography; social; indirect genetic effects

Increased maternal age at reproduction is often associated with decreased offspring performance in numerous species of plants and animals (including humans). Current evolutionary theory considers such maternal effect senescence as part of a unified process of reproductive senescence, which is under...