03185nam 2200649 a 450 991014656380332120200520144314.01-281-17964-797866111796493-540-76656-110.1007/978-3-540-76656-8(CKB)1000000000491355(EBL)337390(OCoLC)233973683(SSID)ssj0000178739(PQKBManifestationID)11197357(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178739(PQKBWorkID)10230259(PQKB)10154224(SSID)ssj0000770928(PQKBManifestationID)12324684(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000770928(PQKBWorkID)10809114(PQKB)11755192(DE-He213)978-3-540-76656-8(MiAaPQ)EBC337390(PPN)123740061(EXLCZ)99100000000049135520080925d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInevitable aging? contributions to evolutionary-demographic theory /Annette Baudisch1st ed. 2008.Berlin Springer20081 online resource (187 p.)Demographic research monographs,1613-5520Description based upon print version of record.3-642-09534-8 3-540-76655-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Honored by the Max Planck Society with the Otto Hahn Medal 2007 for outstanding scientific achievements Aging is inevitable: this is gerontological dogma. And humans do inevitably grow old, which is probably why it seems so unlikely to us that other forms of life could escape aging. Escaping aging is not escaping death. Death is an inherent part of life, and it can strike any time. But the question is whether death necessarily becomes more likely as life proceeds. And it does not. The theoretical results in this monograph indicate that life provides alternative strategies. While some organisms will deteriorate over adult ages, for others mortality appears to fall or remain constant, at least over an extended period of life after reproductive maturity. This is empirically observed especially for species that keep on growing during adult ages. Perhaps the diversity of aging matches the diversity of life. My thesis, the central insight of this monograph, is: to deeply understand why some species age it is necessary to understand why other species do not.Demographic research monographs.AgingPhysiological aspectsAgingPhysiological aspects.571.878Baudisch Annette948609MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910146563803321Inevitable Aging2144244UNINA