In the last decade epigenetics has come to the fore as a discipline which is central to
biogerontology. Age associated epigenetic changes are routinely linked with pathologies …

Mounting evidence suggests that patterns of local relatedness can change over time in
predictable ways, a process termed kinship dynamics. Kinship dynamics may occur at the …

Understanding why females of some mammalian species cease ovulation prior to the end of
life is a long-standing interdisciplinary and evolutionary challenge. In humans and some …

Many male traits are well explained by sexual selection theory as adaptations to mating
competition and mate choice, whereas no unifying theory explains traits expressed more in …

Understanding how and why menopause has evolved is a long-standing challenge across
disciplines. Females can typically maximize their reproductive success by reproducing for …

Senescence patterns are highly variable across the animal kingdom. However, while
empirical evidence of actuarial senescence in vertebrates is accumulating in the wild and …

In many species, individuals are embedded in a network of kin with whom they interact.
Interactions between kin can affect survival and fertility rates and thus the life history of …

The concept of actuarial senescence (defined here as the increase in mortality hazards with
age) is often confounded with life span duration, which obscures the relative role of age …

Reproduction is one of the most energetically demanding life-history stages. As a result,
breeding individuals often experience trade-offs, where energy is diverted away from …

In some species, permanent curtailment of reproduction part‐way through the lifespan of
adult females is a feature of their evolved life history. The existence of such a post …