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Alexei A. Maklakov
Researcher at University of East Anglia
Publications - 119
Citations - 5390
Alexei A. Maklakov is an academic researcher from University of East Anglia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sexual selection & Offspring. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 115 publications receiving 4577 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexei A. Maklakov include University of New South Wales & Uppsala University.
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Sexual selection, sexual conflict and the evolution of ageing and life span
TL;DR: This work synthesizes ideas and evidence linking sex and ageing, and makes the case that a focus on this fascinating problem will ultimately lead to a more complete understanding of both the evolution of ageing and the Evolution of sexual strategies.
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Sex-specific fitness effects of nutrient intake on reproduction and lifespan
Alexei A. Maklakov,Stephen J. Simpson,Felix Zajitschek,Matthew Hall,Josephine Dessmann,Fiona J. Clissold,David Raubenheimer,David Raubenheimer,Russell Bonduriansky,Robert C. Brooks +9 more
TL;DR: It is shown that both male and female longevity were maximized on a high-carbohydrate low-protein diet in field crickets Teleogryllus commodus, but male andFemale lifetime reproductive performances were maximization in markedly different parts of the nutrient intake landscape.
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Artificial Selection on Relative Brain Size in the Guppy Reveals Costs and Benefits of Evolving a Larger Brain
Alexander Kotrschal,Björn Rogell,Andreas Bundsen,Beatrice Svensson,Susanne Zajitschek,Ioana Onut Brännström,Simone Immler,Alexei A. Maklakov,Niclas Kolm +8 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that the evolution of brain size is mediated by a functional trade-off between increased cognitive ability and reproductive performance and the implications of these findings for vertebrate brain evolution are discussed.
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Evolution of sex differences in lifespan and aging: causes and constraints.
Alexei A. Maklakov,Virpi Lummaa +1 more
TL;DR: Sexual conflict over optimal trait values, which has been demonstrated in model organisms and in humans, is likely to play a key role in shaping the evolution of lifespan, as well as in maintaining genetic variation for sex‐specific diseases.
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Brains and the city: big-brained passerine birds succeed in urban environments
Alexei A. Maklakov,Simone Immler,Alejandro Gonzalez-Voyer,Johanna Liljestrand Rönn,Niclas Kolm +4 more
TL;DR: It is shown that passerine species that succeed in colonizing at least one of 12 European cities are more likely to belong to big-brained lineages than species avoiding these urban areas, which supports findings linking relative brain size with the ability to persist in novel and changing environments in vertebrate populations.