Evolutionary BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Asymmetric life-history trade-offs shape sex-biased longevity patterns
Ella Rees-Baylis, Daiping Wang, Xiangyi Li, Charlotte de Vries
The paper develops a mathematical model to show that male-biased longevity evolves more readily in monogamous species due to asymmetrical life-history trade-offs between reproduction and survival.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-73633-9