Aging, evolvability, and the individual benefit requirement; medical implications of aging theory controversies

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 764-768

  Goldsmith, Theodore C ^a  

^a Azinet LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Evolution; Gerontology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AGING; EVOLUTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGING; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MORTALITY; ORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; MORTALITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 44449163831     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.02.035     Document Type: Article

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