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Chapter 52, Problem 15TYK
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Develop an evolutionary hypothesis for many animals, including humans and other primates, live long beyond their reproductive years. Design a study that might test it.
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The females of some species especially primates cease reproductive years before the end of their natural lifespan is a venerable evolutionary puzzle. Natural populations of humans as well as some cetaceans and insects exhibit reproductive senescence earlier than somatic aging and females exhibit expanded post-reproductive lifespans (PRLSs).
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