Keith, in most male animals the sex cells divide throughout their life while female egg cells are all formed very early in development. The males may lose some fertility due to senesence but males in general have a greater problem with chemical/bioaccumulation contributing to deformities of the sex cells because their sex cells divide post exposure. This is why men are not as suited to hazardous material cleanup as women are.

I wouldn't think there is too much danger in breeding old males.

We've all speculated before about the possible age of the wc Maryland male I found. I wish there was more field data on eastern kings.

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Bob Bull
2.3 L.g.getula MD Locality
2.2 L.g.g GA locality
1.3 L.g.g albino
1.3 L.g.g het albino
1.2 L.g.g P-het albino
1.0 L.g.floridana peanutbutter
0.2 L.g.f. het peanutbutter
1.0 L.g.f. N.E. axanthic
1.0 L.g.nigrita
1.1 L.t.hondurensis het hypo-melanistic
0.1 L.t.hondurensis hypo-melanistic

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