Parental age at conception on mouse lemur’s offspring longevity: sex-specific maternal effects

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    Longevity varies greatly among individuals and increasing evidence suggests that parental age affects longevity of offspring: the longevity of offspring of older parents is shorter than that of the offspring of younger parents. In mammals, most of studies refer to the negative effects of mothers` age on the pre-adult survival, whereas a few studies reported the role of the paternal age at conception on offspring survival. Few studies investigated the relationship between parent`s age and longevity of offspring at adulthood. Animals To investigate the effects of parental age at conception on offspring . . .

     

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