Evolutionary biology: Costs of reproduction

Natural Selection, the Costs of Reproduction, and a Refinement of Lack's Principle

1966 • 3,191 citations

Evolution in age-structured populations

1995 • 1,793 citations

Life Historical Consequences of Natural Selection

1970 • 1,650 citations

Costs of Reproduction: An Evaluation of the Empirical Evidence

1985 • 1,361 citations

Evolution in Age-Structured Populations

1981 • 949 citations

Selection for Optimal Life Histories: The Effects of Age Structure

1974 • 674 citations

SELECTION FOR DELAYED SENESCENCE IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

1984 • 562 citations

GENETICS OF LIFE HISTORY IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. II. EXPLORATORY SELECTION EXPERIMENTS

1981 • 414 citations

GENETICS OF LIFE HISTORY IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. I. SIB ANALYSIS OF ADULT FEMALES

1981 • 370 citations

Sexual activity reduces lifespan of male fruitflies

1981 • 361 citations

The Consequences of Brood Size for Breeding Blue Tits I. Adult Survival, Weight Change and the Cost of Reproduction

1984 • 356 citations

Lifetime mating success of male fruitflies (Drosophila melanogaster) is related to their size

1983 • 310 citations

The Effects of Temperature and of Egg-Laying on the Longevity of Drosophila Subobscura

1958 • 264 citations

DOES HIGH FECUNDITY REDUCE SURVIVAL IN SONG SPARROWS?

1981 • 138 citations

DEFERRED REPRODUCTION AS A RESPONSE TO SEXUAL SELECTION IN A CORAL REEF FISH: A TEST OF THE LIFE HISTORICAL CONSEQUENCES

1984 • 112 citations

The effect of reproductive activity on the longevity of male Drosophila melanogaster is not caused by an acceleration of ageing

1985 • 108 citations

MEASURING THE COST OF REPRODUCTION. I. THE CORRELATION STRUCTURE OF THE LIFE TABLE OF A PLANKTON ROTIFER

1984 • 102 citations

The effects of radiation on the longevity of female Drosophila subobscura

1964 • 100 citations

[Experiments on the effect of reproductive function on the longevity in Drosophila melanogaster].

1953 • 18 citations