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The evolution of late life.

Ageing research reviews - 1 Feb 2006

Rauser Casandra L, Mueller Laurence D, Rose Michael R

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Late life is a distinct phase of life characterized by a cessation in the deterioration of survivorship and fecundity characteristic of normal aging. Several theories have been proposed to explain non-aging at late ages, specifically with regards to late-life mortality-rate plateaus. All such theories must be compatible with formal evolutionary theory and experimental findings. Here, we develop a critique of...

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PMID: 16085467
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2005.06.003

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