Phenotypic plasticity and longevity in plants and animals: Cause and effect?

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 605-611

  Borges, Renee M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Antagonistic pleiotropy; Epicormic branching; Free radical theory of ageing; Monocarpy; Polycarpy; Senescence; Telomere shortening

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CHROMOSOME; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; JUVENILE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLEIOTROPY; SENESCENCE;

COELENTERATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL AGING; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; FREE RADICALS; LONGEVITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POPULATION DENSITY; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70849127580     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0078-3     Document Type: Review

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