From energy efficiency under stress to rapid development and a long life in natural populations

Biogerontology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-210

  Parsons, Peter A ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Development time; Energy efficiency; Environmental extremes; Enzyme activity; Fitness; Isofemale strains; Longevity; Nutritional stress; Stress resistance; Survival; Temperature extremes

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BIOME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT; DROUGHT; EMPIRICISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LETHALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; LONGEVITY; POPULATION GROWTH;

EID: 3442895927     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BGEN.0000031225.11101.28     Document Type: Article

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