The disposable soma theory: Origins and evolution

The Evolution of Senescence in the Tree of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 23-39

  Kirkwood, Thomas B L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1017/9781139939867.002     Document Type: Chapter

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