
Forever young: locating mechanisms that relieve early mortality
Connor Bernard, Aldo Compagnoni and Roberto Salguero‐Gómez Senescence describes an organism’s physiological degradation with age, resulting in a higher risk of death and reduced reproductive performance over time. In recent years, many species across the Tree of Life have been identified that fail to conform to this pattern of senescing and its underlying classical theories. Certain species become more reproductive and less susceptible to death … Continue reading Forever young: locating mechanisms that relieve early mortality