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Ageing Research Group

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  • Evolution under increased male postcopulatory sexual selection reduces fertility under heat stress.

    Baur, Julian; Zwoinska, Martyna; Koppik, Mareike; Snook, Rhonda R.; Berger, David
  • Temperature-induced compensatory growth in C. elegans is regulated by thermosensitive TRP channel and increases reproductive fitness.

    Sekajova, Z., Rosa, E., Spagopoulou, F., Zervakis, P., Lind, M. (2022). Functional Ecology, . vol. 36, ss. 2176-2187 DOI
  • Silver-spoon upbringing improves early-life fitness but promotes reproductive ageing in a wild bird.

    Spagopoulou, F., Teplitsky, C., Chantepie, S., Lind, M., Gustafsson, L. et al. (2020). Ecology Letters, vol. 23, ss. 994-1002 DOI
  • Environmental variation mediates the evolution of anticipatory parental effects.

    Lind, M., Zwoinska, M., Andersson, J., Carlsson, H., Krieg, T. et al. (2020). Evolution Letters, . vol. 4, ss. 371-381 DOI
  • Shifts in Reproductive Investment in Response to Competitors Lower Male Reproductive Success.

    Spagopoulou, F., Vega-Trejo, R., Head, M., Jennions, M. (2020). American Naturalist, . vol. 196, ss. 355-368 DOI
  • Dietary Restriction Improves Fitness of Aging Parents But Reduces Fitness of Their Offspring in Nematodes.

    Mautz, B., Lind, M., Maklakov, A. (2020). The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, . vol. 75, ss. 843-848 DOI
  • Trade-off between somatic and germline repair in a vertebrate supports the expensive germ line hypothesis.

    Chen, H., Jolly, C., Bublys, K., Marcu, D., Immler, S. (2020). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, . vol. 117, ss. 8973-8979 DOI
  • Parental breeding age effects on descendants' longevity interact over 2 generations in matrilines and patrilines.

    Wylde, Z., Spagopoulou, F., Hooper, A., Maklakov, A., Bonduriansky, R. (2019). PLoS biology, vol. 17 DOI
  • Transgenerational maternal age effects in nature: Lessons learnt from Asian elephants.

    Spagopoulou, F. (2020). Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 89, ss. 936-939 DOI
  • Evolution Under Dietary Restriction Decouples Survival From Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster Females.

    Zajitschek, F., Georgolopoulos, G., Vourlou, A., Ericsson, M., Zajitschek, S. et al. (2019). The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol. 74, ss. 1542-1548 DOI
  • Kin but less than kind: within-group male relatedness does not increase female fitness in seed beetles.

    Berg, E., Lind, M., Monahan, S., Bricout, S., Maklakov, A. (2019). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, . vol. 286, ss. 1471-2954 DOI
  • Selection for longer lived sperm within ejaculate reduces reproductive ageing in offspring.

    Alavioon, G., Garcia, A., LeChatelier, M., Maklakov, A., Immler, S. (2019). Evolution Letters, vol. 3, ss. 198-206 DOI
  • Experimentally reduced insulin/IGF‐1 signaling in adulthood extends lifespan of parents and improves Darwinian fitness of their offspring.

    Lind, M., Ravindran, S., Sekajova, Z., Carlsson, H., Hinas, A. et al. (2019). Evolution Letters, vol. 3, ss. 207-216 DOI
  • Evolutionary consequences of epigenetic inheritance.

    Lind, M., Spagopoulou, F. (2018). Heredity, . vol. 121, ss. 205-209 DOI
  • Host diet mediates a negative relationship between abundance and diversity of Drosophila gut microbiota.

    Erkosar, B., Yashiro, E., Zajitschek, F., Friberg, U., Maklakov, A. et al. (2018). Ecology and Evolution, . vol. 8, ss. 9491-9502 DOI
  • Sex differences in local adaptation: what can we learn from reciprocal transplant experiments?.

    Svensson, E., Goedert, D., Gomez-Llano, M., Spagopoulou, F., Nava-Bolanos, A. et al. (2018). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, . vol. 373 DOI
  • Sex differences in adult mortality rate mediated by early-life environmental conditions.

    Griffin, R., Hayward, A., Bolund, E., Maklakov, A., Lummaa, V. (2018). Ecology Letters, . vol. 21, ss. 235-242 DOI
  • Condition-dependence in life history evolution.

    Spagopoulou, Foteini, 2018 Download fulltext
  • Early-life parental diet effects on ageing depend on the sex of parents and their offspring.

    Spagopoulou, Foteini; Hooper, Amy; Wylde, Zacharia; Bonduriansky, Russel; Maklakov, Alexei
  • Digest: Life history evolution in Darwin's dream ponds.

    Spagopoulou, F., Blom, M. (2018). Evolution, . vol. 72, ss. 1186-1188 DOI
  • “Silver-spoon” natal conditions increase early-life fitness but accelerate reproductive ageing in a wild bird.

    Spagopoulou, Foteini; Teplitsky, Celine; Gustafsson, Lars; Maklakov, Alexei
  • Antagonistically pleiotropic allele increases lifespan and late-life reproduction at the cost of early-life reproduction and individual fitness.

    Maklakov, A., Carlsson, H., Denbaum, P., Lind, M., Mautz, B. et al. (2017). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, . vol. 284 DOI
  • Age-specific trade-offs in life-history evolution.

    Zwoinska, Martyna K., 2017 Download fulltext
  • Artificial selection for increased dispersal results in lower fitness.

    Zwoinska, M., Larva, T., Sekajova, Z., Carlsson, H., Meurling, S. et al. (2020). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 33, ss. 217-224 DOI
  • Rapamycin additively extends lifespan in short- and long-lived lines of the nematode Caenorhabditis remanei.

    Lind, M., Chen, H., Cortazar-Chinarro, M., Maklakov, A. (2017). Experimental Gerontology, vol. 90, ss. 79-82 DOI
  • Experimental evolution of slowed cognitive aging in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Zwoinska, M., Maklakov, A., Kawecki, T., Hollis, B. (2017). Evolution, . vol. 71, ss. 662-670 DOI
  • Ontogenetic timing as a condition-dependent life history trait: High-condition males develop quickly, peak early, and age fast.

    Hooper, A., Spagopoulou, F., Wylde, Z., Maklakov, A., Bonduriansky, R. (2017). Evolution, . vol. 71, ss. 671-685 DOI
  • Haploid selection within a single ejaculate increases offspring fitness.

    Alavioon, G., Hotzy, C., Nakhro, K., Rudolf, S., Scofield, D. et al. (2017). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ss. 8053-8058 DOI
  • Ageing: Why Males Curtail the Longevity of Their Mates.

    Maklakov, A., Friberg, U. (2016). Current Biology, vol. 26, ss. R929-R932 DOI
  • The Expensive Germline and the Evolution of Ageing.

    Maklakov, A., Immler, S. (2016). Current Biology, vol. 26, ss. R577-R586 DOI
  • Intralocus Sexual Conflict and the Tragedy of the Commons in Seed Beetles.

    Berger, D., Martinossi-Allibert, I., Grieshop, K., Lind, M., Maklakov, A. et al. (2016). American Naturalist, vol. 188, ss. E98-E112 DOI
  • Sex-specific Tradeoffs With Growth and Fitness Following Life-span Extension by Rapamycin in an Outcrossing Nematode, Caenorhabditis remanei.

    Lind, M., Zwoinska, M., Meurling, S., Carlsson, H., Maklakov, A. (2016). The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol. 71, ss. 882-890 DOI
  • Sexually antagonistic selection on genetic variation underlying both male and female same-sex sexual behavior.

    Berger, D., You, T., Minano, M., Grieshop, K., Lind, M. et al. (2016). BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 16 DOI
  • Reduced costs of reproduction in females mediate a shift from a male-biased to a female-biased lifespan in humans.

    Bolund, E., Lummaa, V., Smith, K., Hanson, H., Maklakov, A. (2016). Scientific Reports, vol. 6 DOI
  • Evolution of male age-specific reproduction under differential risks and causes of death: males pay the cost of high female fitness.

    Chen, H., Spagopoulou, F., Maklakov, A. (2016). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 29, ss. 848-856 DOI
  • Evolution under dietary restriction increases male reproductive performance without survival cost.

    Zajitschek, F., Zajitschek, S., Canton, C., Georgolopoulos, G., Friberg, U. et al. (2016). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, vol. 283 DOI
  • The worm that lived: evolution of rapid aging under high extrinsic mortality revisited.

    Chen, H., Maklakov, A. (2013). Worm, vol. 2 DOI
  • Selection on learning performance results in the correlated evolution of sexual dimorphism in life history.

    Zwoinska, M., Lind, M., Cortazar-Chinarro, M., Ramsden, M., Maklakov, A. (2016). Evolution, vol. 70, ss. 342-357 DOI
  • Why organisms age: Evolution of senescence under positive pleiotropy?.

    Maklakov, A., Rowe, L., Friberg, U. (2015). Bioessays, vol. 37, ss. 802-807 DOI
  • Positive genetic correlation between brain size and sexual traits in male guppies artificially selected for brain size.

    Kotrschal, A., Corral-Lopez, A., Zajitschek, S., Immler, S., Maklakov, A. et al. (2015). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 28, ss. 841-850 DOI
  • Evolution of differential maternal age effects on male and female offspring development and longevity.

    Lind, M., Berg, E., Alavioon, G., Maklakov, A. (2015). Functional Ecology, vol. 29, ss. 104-110 DOI
  • Multivariate intralocus sexual conflict in seed beetles.

    Berger, D., Berg, E., Widegren, W., Arnqvist, G., Maklakov, A. (2014). Evolution, vol. 68, ss. 3457-69 DOI
  • Experimental Evolution of Life-history: Testing the Evolutionary Theories of Ageing.

    Chen, Hwei-yen, 2014 Download fulltext
  • Intralocus Sexual Conflict and Environmental Stress.

    Berger, D., Grieshop, K., Lind, M., Goenaga, J., Maklakov, A. et al. (2014). Evolution, vol. 68, ss. 2184-2196 DOI
  • Condition dependence of male mortality drives the evolution of sex differences in longevity.

    Chen, H., Maklakov, A. (2014). Current Biology, vol. 24, ss. 2423-2427 DOI
  • Slow development as an evolutionary cost of long life.

    Lind, M., Chen, H., Meurling, S., Guevara Gil, A., Carlsson, H. et al. (2017). Functional Ecology, vol. 31, ss. 1252-1261 DOI
  • Aging Differently: Diet- and Sex-Dependent Late-Life Mortality Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Zajitschek, F., Jin, T., Colchero, F., Maklakov, A. (2014). The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol. 69, ss. 666-674 DOI
  • Artificial Selection on Relative Brain Size Reveals a Positive Genetic Correlation Between Brain Size and Proactive Personality in the Guppy.

    Kotrschal, A., Lievens, E., Dahlbom, J., Bundsen, A., Semenova, S. et al. (2014). Evolution, vol. 68, ss. 1139-1149 DOI
  • Sex-dependent evolution of life-history traits following adaptation to climate warming.

    Rogell, B., Widegren, W., Hallsson, L., Berger, D., Björklund, M. et al. (2014). Functional Ecology, vol. 28, ss. 469-478 DOI
  • Sexual Conflict: Male Control of Female Longevity.

    Zwoinska, M., Lind, M., Maklakov, A. (2014). Current Biology, vol. 24, ss. R196-R198 DOI
  • Brains and the city in passerine birds: re-analysis and confirmation of the original result.

    Maklakov, A., Immler, S., Gonzalez-Voyer, A., Rönn, J., Kolm, N. (2013). Biology Letters, vol. 9, ss. 20130859- DOI
  • Why ageing stops: heterogeneity explains late-life mortality deceleration in nematodes.

    Chen, H., Zajitschek, F., Maklakov, A. (2013). Biology Letters, vol. 9, ss. 20130217- DOI
  • Evolution of sex differences in lifespan and aging: Causes and constraints.

    Maklakov, A., Lummaa, V. (2013). Bioessays, vol. 35, ss. 717-724 DOI
  • Aging: Why Do Organisms Live Too Long?.

    Maklakov, A. (2013). Current Biology, vol. 23, ss. R1003-R1005 DOI
  • Sex differences in cognitive ageing: Testing predictions derived from life-history theory in a dioecious nematode.

    Zwoinska, M., Kolm, N., Maklakov, A. (2013). Experimental Gerontology, vol. 48, ss. 1469-1472 DOI
  • The benefit of evolving a larger brain: big-brained guppies perform better in a cognitive task.

    Kotrschal, A., Rogell, B., Bundsen, A., Svensson, B., Zajitschek, S. et al. (2013). Animal Behaviour, vol. 86, ss. E4-E6 DOI
  • Interactive effects of sex, social environment, dietary restriction, and methionine on survival and reproduction in fruit flies.

    Zajitschek, F., Zajitschek, S., Friberg, U., Maklakov, A. (2013). Age (Omaha), vol. 35, ss. 1193-1204 DOI
  • Intersexual correlation for same-sex sexual behaviour in an insect.

    Burgevin, L., Friberg, U., Maklakov, A. (2013). Animal Behaviour, vol. 85, ss. 759-762 DOI
  • Artificial selection on relative brain size in the guppy reveals costs and benefits of evolving a larger brain.

    Kotrschal, A., Rogell, B., Bundsen, A., Svensson, B., Zajitschek, S. et al. (2013). Current Biology, vol. 23, ss. 168-171 DOI
  • The effect of sexual harassment on lethal mutation rate in female Drosophila melanogaster.

    Maklakov, A., Immler, S., Lövlie, H., Flis, I., Friberg, U. (2013). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, vol. 280, ss. 20121874- DOI
  • Longer life span evolves under high rates of condition-dependent mortality.

    Chen, H., Maklakov, A. (2012). Current Biology, vol. 22, ss. 2140-2143 DOI
  • Sex-specific plasticity in brain morphology depends on social environment of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata.

    Kotrschal, A., Rogell, B., Maklakov, A., Kolm, N. (2012). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 66, ss. 1485-1492 DOI
  • Sexes suffer from suboptimal lifespan because of genetic conflict in a seed beetle.

    Berg, E., Maklakov, A. (2012). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, vol. 279, ss. 4296-4302 DOI
  • Brains and the city: big-brained passerine birds succeed in urban environments.

    Maklakov, A., Immler, S., Gonzalez-Voyer, A., Rönn, J., Kolm, N. (2011). Biology Letters, vol. 7, ss. 730-732 DOI
  • Evolution of male and female genitalia following release from sexual selection.

    Cayetano, L., Maklakov, A., Brooks, R., Bonduriansky, R. (2011). Evolution, vol. 65, ss. 2171-2183 DOI
  • National income inequality predicts women's preferences for masculinized faces better than health does.

    Brooks, R., Scott, I., Maklakov, A., Kasumovic, M., Clark, A. et al. (2011). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, vol. 278, ss. 810-812 DOI
  • Sex Differences in Obesity Associated with Total Fertility Rate.

    Brooks, R., Maklakov, A. (2010). PLOS ONE, vol. 5, ss. e10587- DOI
  • The roles of life-history selection and sexual selection in the adaptive evolution of mating behavior in a beetle.

    Maklakov, A., Cayetano, L., Brooks, R., Bonduriansky, R. (2010). Evolution, vol. 64, ss. 1273-1282 DOI
  • Applying the genetic theories of ageing to the cytoplasm: cytoplasmic genetic covariation for fitness and lifespan.

    Dowling, D., Maklakov, A., Friberg, U., Hailer, F. (2009). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 22, ss. 818-827 DOI
  • Sex differences in the genetic architecture of lifespan in a seed beetle: extreme inbreeding extends male lifespan.

    Bilde, T., Maklakov, A., Meisner, K., la Guardia, L., Friberg, U. (2009). BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 9, ss. 33- DOI
  • Sexual selection did not contribute to the evolution of male lifespan under curtailed age at reproduction in a seed beetle.

    Maklakov, A., Fricke, C. (2009). Ecological Entomology, vol. 34, ss. 638-643 DOI
  • Testing for Direct and Indirect Effects of Mate Choice by Manipulating Female Choosiness.

    Maklakov, A., Arnqvist, G. (2009). Current Biology, vol. 19, ss. 1903-1906 DOI
  • The genetic architecture of fitness in a seed beetle: assessing the potential for indirect genetic benefits of female choice.

    Bilde, T., Friberg, U., Maklakov, A., Fry, J., Arnqvist, G. (2008). BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 8, ss. 295- DOI
  • Sexual selection affects lifespan and aging in the seed beetle.

    Maklakov, A., Fricke, C., Arnqvist, G. (2007). Aging Cell, vol. 6, ss. 739-744 DOI
  • The effects of male age at mating on female life-history traits in a seed beetle.

    Maklakov, A., Kremer, N., Arnqvist, G. (2007). Behavioral Ecology, vol. 18, ss. 551-555 DOI
  • Male age does not affect female fitness in a polyandrous beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus.

    Fricke, C., Maklakov, A. (2007). Animal Behaviour, vol. 74, ss. 541-548 DOI
  • Inbreeding avoidance in spiders: Evidence for rescue effect in fecundity of female spiders with outbreeding opportunity.

    Bilde, T., Maklakov, A., Schilling, N. (2007). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 20, ss. 1237-1242 DOI
  • Survival benefits select for group living in a social spider despite reproductive costs.

    Bilde, T., Coates, K., Birkhofer, K., Bird, T., Maklakov, A. et al. (2007). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 20, ss. 2412-2426 DOI
  • Adaptive male effects on female ageing in seed beetles.

    Maklakov, A., Kremer, N., Arnqvist, G. (2005). Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, vol. 272, ss. 2485-2489
  • The effect of previous foraging success on web-building behaviour in the sheet-web spider, Frontinella cf. frutetorum (Araneae Linyphiidae).

    Segoli, M., Maklakov, A., Gavish, E., Tsurim, I., Lubin, Y. (2004). Ethology Ecology & Evolution, vol. 16, ss. 291-298
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