Longevity and ageing: appraising the evolutionary consequences of growing old

Senescence or ageing is an increase in mortality and/or decline in fertility with increasing age. Evolutionary theories predict that ageing or longevity evolves in response to patterns of extrinsic mortality or intrinsic damage. If ageing is viewed as the outcome of the processes of behaviour, growt...

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Glavni autor: Bonsall, M
Format: Journal article
Jezik:English
Izdano: Royal Society Publishing 2006
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