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Replication data for Testing the redox theory of aging under parasitism Silva, Luis; Belli, Alessandro; Koella, Jacob

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The redox theory of aging proposes that an oxidative imbalance, possibly amplified by infection, drives senescence. We experimentally evolved mosquitoes under early or late reproduction with or without parasite exposure, and quantified longevity, fecundity, and redox markers. Although selection generated the expected life-history divergence, there was only a poor non-linear association between a redox gradient and longevity. Thus, oxidative stress contributed to, but did not determine, the evolution of aging.

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Title	Replication data for Testing the redox theory of aging under parasitism
Creator	Silva, Luis; Belli, Alessandro; Koella, Jacob
Contributor	Silva, Luis
Date Issued	2026-01-21
Description	The redox theory of aging proposes that an oxidative imbalance, possibly amplified by infection, drives senescence. We experimentally evolved mosquitoes under early or late reproduction with or without parasite exposure, and quantified longevity, fecundity, and redox markers. Although selection generated the expected life-history divergence, there was only a poor non-linear association between a redox gradient and longevity. Thus, oxidative stress contributed to, but did not determine, the evolution of aging.
Subject	Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; aging; pca; experimental evolution; host-pathogen; virulence; longevity; fecundity; Redox activity
Type	Dataset
Date Available	2026-01-19
Provider	University of British Columbia Library
License	CC-BY 4.0
DOI	10.14288/1.0451336
URI	https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/JQMB9B
Publisher DOI	https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/JQMB9B
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Aggregated Source Repository	Dataverse

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