The evolution of late life

被引：29
作者：
Rauser, CL [1 ]
Mueller, LD [1 ]
Rose, MR [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
来源：
AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS | 2006年 / 5卷 / 01期
关键词：
aging; fecundity; force of natural selection; late life; mortality; plateaus;
D O I：
10.1016/j.arr.2005.06.003
中图分类号：
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号：
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要：
Late life is a distinct phase of life characterized by a cessation in the deterioration of survivorship and fecundity characteristic of normal aging. Several theories have been proposed to explain nonaging at late ages, specifically with regards to late-life mortality-rate plateaus. All such theories must be compatible with formal evolutionary theory and experimental findings. Here, we develop a critique of theories of late life based on evolutionary biology. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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