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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
| Series: | Demographic Research Monographs, A Series of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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