The lifespan of Animals [[electronic resource] ] : Volume 5: Colloquia on Ageing

• Autore: Symposium CIBA Foundation
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: 612.67
• Soggetto topico: Aging; Old age; Human Anatomy & Physiology; Health & Biological Sciences; Physiology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Discussion ; Relation 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 remarks ; Appendix
• Titolo autorizzato: The lifespan of Animals
• ISBN: 0-470-71525-1; 0-470-71494-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830519203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Novartis Foundation Symposia