کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
143611 163249 2007 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The cost of reproduction: the devil in the details
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک (عمومی)
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The cost of reproduction: the devil in the details
چکیده انگلیسی

The cost of reproduction is of fundamental importance in life-history evolution. However, our understanding of its mechanistic basis has been limited by a lack of detailed functional information at all biological levels. Here, we identify, evaluate and integrate recent studies in five areas examining the proximate mechanisms underlying the cost of reproduction. Rather than being alternate explanations, hormonal regulation and intermediary metabolism act in concert and have an overarching influence in shaping the cost of reproduction. Immune function is compromised by reproduction, as is resistance to environmental stress. These studies not only provide new information about mechanisms that comprise ‘the cost’, but also hint at an underlying evolutionarily conserved causal mechanism.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: - Volume 22, Issue 2, February 2007, Pages 80–86
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