Maternal care
3 papers3 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Chinese Academy of Sciences and 3 more
- Model organisms1
- In silico2
Outcomes
2Lifespan
upin silico1upin T. magnus1
2 studies
Lifespan
upin silico1upin T. magnus1
Maternal care extends lifespan in silico.
“When maternal survival has a strong impact on the survival of offspring and grandoffspring, populations evolve longer lives with less frequent reproduction.”
In silicoModeled evolution when maternal survival strongly affects offspring and grandoffspring survival
Maternal care leads to the evolution of long, slow lives
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaJun 14, 2024
Maternal care extends lifespan in T. magnus.
“mothers who cared for offspring (provisioned "milk" and nursing) lived the longest compared to virgins and those did not provide care”
Model organismsprovisioned "milk" and nursingfemales
Offspring nursing extends mother's longevity in a long-term maternal cared spider
iScienceMay 23, 2024
Reproductive frequency
downin silico1
1 study
Reproductive frequency
downin silico1
Maternal care decreases reproductive frequency in silico.
“When maternal survival has a strong impact on the survival of offspring and grandoffspring, populations evolve longer lives with less frequent reproduction.”
In silicoModeled evolution when maternal survival strongly affects offspring and grandoffspring survival
Maternal care leads to the evolution of long, slow lives
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaJun 14, 2024