02507nam 22006853u 450 991045463230332120210908043707.01-280-45105-X0-19-802272-7(CKB)1000000000702401(EBL)271429(OCoLC)476007217(SSID)ssj0000359806(PQKBManifestationID)12088174(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359806(PQKBWorkID)10318159(PQKB)11225456(MiAaPQ)EBC271429(EXLCZ)99100000000070240120130418d1994|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvolutionary Biology of Aging[electronic resource]New York Oxford University Press19941 online resource (236 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-506133-0 CONTENTS; 1 The Evolutionary Theory of Aging; 2 Observation of Aging; 3 Experimental Tests of the Evolutionary Theory of Aging; 4 Genetic Mechanisms for the Evolution of Aging; 5 Comparative Biology of Aging; 6 An Evolutionary Perspective on Organismal Theories of Aging; 7 An Evolutionary Perspective on Cellular and Molecular Theories of Aging; 8 The Future of Gerontology; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEXThe author of this monograph proposes an evolutionary theory of senescence - that the force of natural selection declines proportionally with age after the onset of reproduction. He elaborates with evidence from cell biology, physiology and gerontology.AgingEvolutionAgingEvolutionAgingBiological EvolutionPhysiologyHILCCHuman Anatomy & PhysiologyHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCElectronic books.Aging.Evolution.AgingEvolutionAging.Biological Evolution.PhysiologyHuman Anatomy & PhysiologyHealth & Biological Sciences574.372Rose Michael R531534AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910454632303321Evolutionary Biology of Aging2481850UNINA