Measuring senescence in wild animal populations: towards a longitudinal approach

1. A major current challenge in ageing research is to understand why senescence rates vary between individuals, populations and species in wild populations. 2. Recent studies clearly illustrate that senescent declines in key demographic and life-history traits can be observed in many wild animal sys...

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Main Authors: Nussey, D, Coulson, T, Festa-Bianchet, M, Gaillard, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008