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. 2014 Mar 3;24(5):R196-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.044.

Sexual conflict: male control of female longevity

Martyna Zwoinska  1 , Martin I Lind  1 , Alexei A Maklakov  2
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Sexual conflict: male control of female longevity

Martyna Zwoinska et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Males and females have different evolutionary interests resulting in sexual conflict over optimal life histories. A new study in Caenorhabditis elegans shows that males hijack female physiology after mating to cause body shrinking and, ultimately, death. But how do males benefit from female demise?

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