Can experiments on caloric restriction be reconciled with the Disposable Soma theory for the evolution of senescence?

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1902-1905

  Mitteldorf, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Antagonistic pleiotropy; Caloric restriction; Dietary restriction; Disposable soma; Senescence

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034768985     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00841.x     Document Type: Review

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