ZIMS in Research – Why females live longer than males: evolutionary insights on longevity
Blog / A new study, published in Science Advances, used ZIMS data to examine the adult lifespan gap between males and females in over 1,000 species.Comparative study across 1,176 mammal and bird species reveals how sexual selection may have shaped sex differences in longevity. Male and female olive baboon (Papio anubis) in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. […]










