title: Ageing: Why Males Curtail the Longevity of Their Mates.
abstract: Male nematodes secrete pheromones that accelerate the somatic senescence of potential mates. A new study shows that this harm most likely is an unintended by-product of the males' aim to speed up sexual maturation and delay reproductive senescence of future partners.
authors: Department of Animal Ecology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Norbyvagen 18D, SE-752 36 Uppsala University, Sweden. Electronic address: Alexei.Maklakov@ebc.uu.se.
authors: Alexei A
authors: AA
authors: Maklakov
authors: IFM Biology, AVIAN Behavioural, Genomics and Physiology Group, Linkoping University, Linkoping 58183, Sweden.
authors: Urban
authors: U
authors: Friberg
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans; D005854:Germ Cells; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal