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Original Article Why Men Matter: Mating Patterns Drive Evolution of Human Lifespan
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Much needed addition to an important topic Posted by Robbrooks on 31 Aug 2007 at 00:50 GMT

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This is a fascinating model. In my own work I had seen the genetic correlation between male and female longevity (in insects) as a constraint on optimisation of separate life-histories. This paper has entirely changed my thinking about the evolutioanry relationships between sex and longevity.

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