Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10737041 Experimental Gerontology 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
►A newly-discovered life table identity relates population age structure and death distribution. ►Wild captured medflies live longer than individuals that never experienced life in the wild. ►Life expectancy of different medfly biotypes (e.g. Kenyan; Guatemalan) differ by up to 2-fold. ►Medfly reproduction is adapted to its survival characteristics.
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