2024 journal article

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Life history traits and cancer prevalence in birds

EVOLUTION MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 12(1), 105–116.

By: S. Kapsetaki ^*, Z. Compton ^*, J. Dolan^*, V. Harris^*, W. Mellon^*, S. Rupp^*, E. Duke  ⁿ, T. Harrison ⁿ  ...and 8 other authors, S. Aksoy^*, M. Giraudeau ^*, O. Vincze ^*, K. Mcgraw ^*, A. Aktipis ^*, M. Tollis ^*, A. Boddy  ⁿ, C. Maley ^*

author keywords: aves; cancer; neoplasia; life history evolution; malignancy; tumors

10.1093/emph/eoae011

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Added: August 14, 2024

Cancer is a disease that affects nearly all multicellular life, including the broad and diverse taxa of Aves. While little is known about the factors that contribute to cancer risk across Aves, life history trade-offs may explain some of this variability in cancer prevalence. We predict birds with high investment in reproduction may have a higher likelihood of developing cancer. In this study, we tested whether life history traits are associated with cancer prevalence in 108 species of birds.