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Longer lifespan and slower ageing in a group of tropical butterflies
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Abstract
Heliconius butterflies exhibit a three-fold lifespan extension compared to their close relatives in the Heliconiini tribe.
- Maximum lifespans in some Heliconius species approach nearly one year.
- Captive experiments indicate that lifespan extension is associated with slowed actuarial ageing.
- Physiological ageing also appears to be slowed in long-lived Heliconius butterflies.
- Data were gathered from commercial butterfly houses, mark-release-recapture studies, and insectary populations.
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Longevity & Aging