Evolution of indefinite generation lengths

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-280

  Doncaster, C Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Immortality; Iteroparity; K selection; Life history; Life span; Negligible senescence; Semelparity

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 0142063466     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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