Parental age
2 papers2 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Academy of Finland and others
- Humans1
- Animals1
Outcomes
2Ectoparasite load
downin T. melba1
1 study
Ectoparasite load
downin T. melba1
Parental age decreases ectoparasite load in T. melba.
“less infested by ectoparasites before fledging, except sons from old-age fathers that show no reduction in ectoparasite load”
Animalsexcept sons from old-age fathers
Effects of parental age at conception on offspring life history trajectories in a long-lived bird
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution20 Sep 2025
Body size
upin T. melba1
1 study
Body size
upin T. melba1
Parental age increases body size in T. melba.
“Offspring from old-age mothers (≥11 years old) and fathers (≥9 years old) were bigger”
Animals
Effects of parental age at conception on offspring life history trajectories in a long-lived bird
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution20 Sep 2025
Latest
1 in 12 monthsJournal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
Parental age and its influence on functional dependency and cognitive decline in older adults: a cohort analysis
Cohort study in peoplePopulations
Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution
Effects of parental age at conception on offspring life history trajectories in a long-lived bird
Experiments in animalsMechanisms