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Untangling the oxidative cost of reproduction: An analysis in wild banded mongooses

Magali Meniri Orcid Logo, Elsa Evans, Faye J. Thompson Orcid Logo, Harry H. Marshall Orcid Logo, Hazel Nichols Orcid Logo, Gina Lewis, Lauren Holt, Emma Davey, Christopher Mitchell, Rufus A. Johnstone Orcid Logo, Michael A. Cant Orcid Logo, Jonathan D. Blount Orcid Logo

Ecology and Evolution, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Start page: e8644

Swansea University Authors: Hazel Nichols Orcid Logo, Gina Lewis

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The cost of reproduction plays a central role in evolutionary theory, but the identity of the underlying mechanisms remains a puzzle. Oxidative stress has been hypothesized to be a proximate mechanism that may explain the cost of reproduction. We examine three pathways by which oxidative stress coul...

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