Age-specific mortality costs of exposure to inbred Drosophila melanogaster in relation to longevity selection

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 605-616

  Pletcher, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; demography; mean longevity; mortality; sexual activity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENDER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030248384     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0531-5565(96)00054-X     Document Type: Article

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