Past evolutionary tradeoffs represent opportunities for crop genetic improvement and increased human lifespan

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 216-224

  Denison, R Ford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Competition; Evolution; Fertility; Hormesis; Symbiosis; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951624687     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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