Senescence as an adaptation to limit the spread of disease

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-195

  Mitteldorf, Josh ^a   Pepper, John ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemics; Group selection; Population viscosity; Programmed death; Red Queen; Senescence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; LIFESPAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISPERSAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRTH RATE; EPIDEMICS; GENETIC VARIATION; LONGEVITY; MODELS, GENETIC; MORTALITY; MUTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 68949170812     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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