02845nam 22006133u 450 991083051920332120230721004053.00-470-71525-10-470-71494-8(CKB)1000000000688029(EBL)739062(SSID)ssj0000715315(PQKBManifestationID)11472374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000715315(PQKBWorkID)10700550(PQKB)10896117(MiAaPQ)EBC739062(OCoLC)264615265(EXLCZ)99100000000068802920130624d2009|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe lifespan of Animals[electronic resource] Volume 5: Colloquia on AgeingHoboken Wiley20091 online resource (389 p.)Novartis Foundation SymposiaDescription based upon print version of record.0-470-71477-8 CIBA FOUNDATION COLLOQUIA ON AGEING; PREFACE; CONTENTS; Chairman's opening remarks; Actuarial aspects of human lifespans; Discussion; Parental age effects on man; Discussion; Studies on the longevity and mortality of Englishthorough-bred horses; Discussion; Lifespan of cattle and horses under various climatic con-ditions and the reasons for premature culling; Discussion; Onset of disease and the longevity of rat and man; Discussion; Lifespans of mammalian and bird populations in nature; Discussion; Arteriosclerosis in birds; DiscussionRelation of lifespan to brain weight and body weight in mammalsDiscussion; A review of the lifespans and mortality rates of fish in nature and their relation to growth and other physiological charac-teristics; Discussion; Physiological changes accompanying ageing in fishes; Discussion; Longevity of fishes in captivity with special reference to those kept in the New York Aquarium; Discussion; Factors influencing the lifespan of bees; Discussion; The biology of ageing in insects; Discussion; The rate of ageing in Drosophila subobscra; Discussion; Group Discussion; Chairman's closing remarksAppendixNovartis Foundation SymposiaAgingOld ageHuman Anatomy & PhysiologyHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCPhysiologyHILCCAging.Old age.Human Anatomy & PhysiologyHealth & Biological SciencesPhysiology612.67Symposium CIBA Foundation856099AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910830519203321The lifespan of Animals3937361UNINA