Longevity and lack of senescence in the red sea urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 734-738

  Ebert, Thomas A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disposable soma; Growth; Reproduction; Reproductive value; Survival; Tanaka function

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14;

ARTICLE; GROWTH; LONGEVITY; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SENESCENCE; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS; SURVIVAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS;

ECHINOIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS;

EID: 47749098870     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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