Differential survival, natural selection, and the manifestation of senescence

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-98

  Riggs, Jack E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Differential survival; Epidemiology; Natural selection; Senescence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL SELECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029946099     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-6374(96)01698-3     Document Type: Article

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