Sex differences in adult lifespan and aging rates of mortality across wild mammals.
comparative analysis
life history
longevity
senescence
sexual selection
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN: 1091-6490
Titre abrégé: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7505876
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 04 2020
14 04 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
25
3
2020
medline:
22
7
2020
entrez:
25
3
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In human populations, women consistently outlive men, which suggests profound biological foundations for sex differences in survival. Quantifying whether such sex differences are also pervasive in wild mammals is a crucial challenge in both evolutionary biology and biogerontology. Here, we compile demographic data from 134 mammal populations, encompassing 101 species, to show that the female's median lifespan is on average 18.6% longer than that of conspecific males, whereas in humans the female advantage is on average 7.8%. On the contrary, we do not find any consistent sex differences in aging rates. In addition, sex differences in median adult lifespan and aging rates are both highly variable across species. Our analyses suggest that the magnitude of sex differences in mammalian mortality patterns is likely shaped by local environmental conditions in interaction with the sex-specific costs of sexual selection.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32205429
pii: 1911999117
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1911999117
pmc: PMC7165438
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
8546-8553Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interest.
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