Longevity : the biology and demography of life span

Longevity : the biology and demography of life span /

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Despite our deep interest in mortality, little is known about why some individuals live to middle age and others to extreme old age. Life span, mortality, and aging present some of the most profound mysteries in biology. In Longevity, James Carey draws on unprecedented data to develop a biological a...

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Main Author: Carey, James R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Longevity.
Longevity
Animals
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Bevölkerungsentwicklung
Langlebigkeit
Ouderdom.
Biologische aspecten.
Demografische aspecten.
Ageing.
Amphibian.
Bacteria.
Baseline Study.
Behavior.
Biodemography.
Biological system.
Biologist.
Biology.
Biomedicine.
Brain size.
Centenarian.
Ceratitis capitata.
Ceteris paribus.
Coevolution.
Confidence interval.
Correlation coefficient.
Degenerative disease.
Demographic dividend.
Demography.
Disease.
Drosophila melanogaster.
Drosophila.
Ecology.
Egg as food.
Emergence.
Environmental factor.
Estimation.
Eusociality.
Evolution.
Evolutionary biology.
Extrapolation.
Fecundity.
Female.
Fertility.
Germ cell.
Gerontology.
Grandparent.
Heritability.
Hibernation.
Hominidae.
Homo erectus.
Homo habilis.
Homo sapiens.
Housefly.
Hydrolysate.
Insect.
Invertebrate.
James Vaupel.
Jeanne Calment.
Kin selection.
Larva.
Late-life mortality deceleration.
Leveling (philosophy).
Life expectancy.
Life history theory.
Life table.
Logarithm.
Macronucleus.
Mammal.
Mating.
Maximum life span.
Menopause.
Middle age.
Model organism.
Mortality rate.
Multicellular organism.
Natural selection.
Nematode.
Nutrient.
Nutrition.
Offspring.
Old age.
Opportunity cost.
Organism.
Oviparity.
Parental investment.
Probability.
Protein.
Quality of life.
Rejuvenation (aging).
Reproduction.
Reproductive success.
Rodent.
Sampling error.
Senescence.
Sex differences in humans.
Sex ratio.
Sexual dimorphism.
Sexual maturity.
Sexual reproduction.
Shoaling and schooling.
Sociality.
Species.
Standard deviation.
Survival rate.
Trade-off.
Vertebrate.
Year.
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