Ageing studies on bats: A review

Biogerontology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 211-222

  Brunet Rossinni, Anja K ^a   Austad, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Bats; Calpain activity; Chiroptera; Longevity; Reactive oxygen species; Replicative longevity

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

AGING; BAT; BODY SIZE; BRAIN LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLIGHT; HIBERNATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC RATE; MODEL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; HIBERNATION; LONGEVITY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 4344696179     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BGEN.0000038022.65024.d8     Document Type: Review

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