@article{02c248e8056340ebaf8712ea34af1e21,
title = "Why is stress so deadly? An evolutionary perspective",
abstract = "The reaction of the body to prolonged stress has many harmful effects. Classical theory assumes that stress responses have evolved due to their short-term selective advantages ('flight or fight'), and despite their adverse long-term effects. In contrast, we demonstrate that the adverse effects of stress responses may have a selective advantage. Using an analytical model we show that a gene that causes the early death of a relatively unfit individual can increase in frequency in a structured population even if it has no positive effect on that individual. This result offers a new perspective on the relations between stress factors, stress responses and stress-related diseases.",
keywords = "Altruism, Evolution, Stress, Stress-related disease",
author = "Lilach Hadany and Tuvik Beker and Ilan Eshel and Feldman, {Marcus W.}",
year = "2006",
month = apr,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1098/rspb.2005.3384",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "273",
pages = "881--885",
journal = "Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences",
issn = "0962-8452",
publisher = "Royal Society Publishing",
number = "1588",
}