Updated: January 27, 2023

Translating…
In human populations, women consistently outlive men, which suggests profound biological foundations for sex differences in survival.
What about other mammals in the wild?
Quantifying whether such sex difference is also pervasive in wild mammals is a vital challenge in both evolutionary biology and biogerontology.
Reference:
- Sex differences in adult lifespan and aging rates of mortality across wild mammals.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911999117
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