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Age-restricted asymmetric mating

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  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: McMaster University and 1 more
  • Model organisms1

Outcomes

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Fertility in old age

downin flies1

1 study

  1. Age-restricted asymmetric mating decreases fertility in old age in flies.

    “After 70 generations of asymmetric mating, the results showed that younger females who were paired with older males showed declining fertility in old age.”

    Model organismsyounger females paired with older males70 generationsfemales

    Men in menopause? Experimental verification of the mate choice theory with Drosophila melanogaster shows both sexes can undergo menopause

    PloS one3 Jul 2025

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