Predation by bears drives senescence in natural populations of salmon.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Stephanie M Carlson, Ray Hilborn, Andrew P Hendry, Thomas P Quinn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Sockeye; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001286; https://doaj.org/article/3fdefb32a92b4cc5afa81e8c0920a41f

Classic evolutionary theory predicts that populations experiencing higher rates of environmentally caused ("extrinsic") mortality should senesce more rapidly, but this theory usually neglects plausible relationships between an individual's senescent condition and its susceptibility to...