The experimental evolution of aging in fruitflies

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 785-792

  Stearns, Stephen C ^a   Ackermann, Martin ^a   Doebeli, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Drosophila; Evolution

Indexed keywords

AGING; CELL DAMAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFESPAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; THEORY;

AGING; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MODELS, GENETIC; MORTALITY;

EID: 0032430467     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(98)00021-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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