Comparative aging and life histories in mammals

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 23-38

  Austad, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

animal models; comparative aging; evolution; hypothesis testing; mammals

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030896923     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(96)00059-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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