Inevitable Aging? Contributions to Evolutionary-Demographic Theory /

Honored by the Max Planck Society with the Otto Hahn Medal 2007 for outstanding scientific achievements Aging is inevitable: this is gerontological dogma. And humans do inevitably grow old, which is probably why it seems so unlikely to us that other forms of life could escape aging. Escaping aging i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baudisch, Annette (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Demographic Research Monographs, A Series of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research,
Temas:
Population-Economic aspects.
Aging.
Demography.
Population.
Medical sciences.
Evolution (Biology).
Mathematics.
Population Economics.
Ageing.
Population and Demography.
Health Sciences.
Evolutionary Biology.
Applications of Mathematics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Hamilton
  • Hamilton's Indicators of the Force of Selection
  • Further Challenges
  • Optimization Models
  • Optimization Models Based on Size
  • An Optimization Model Based on Vitality
  • Directions for Research.

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