Inevitable aging? : contributions to evolutionary-demographic theory
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Bibliographic Information
Inevitable aging? : contributions to evolutionary-demographic theory
（Demographic research monographs / editor-in-chief, James W. Vaupel）
Springer, c2008
Available at 5 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-165) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The theoretical results in this monograph indicate that life provides alternative strategies to aging. The groundbreaking findings open a completely new field of research. The author gets away from the human centered vision of life showing that aging in any organism does not necessarily correspond to deterioration and senescence. The central insight of this monograph is: to deeply understand why some species age it is necessary to understand why other species do not.
Table of Contents
Hamilton.- Hamilton's Indicators of the Force of Selection.- Further Challenges.- Optimization Models.- Optimization Models Based on Size.- An Optimization Model Based on Vitality.- Directions for Research.
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