Sex and Longevity: Sexuality, Gender, Reproduction, Parenthood
In most human societies, females live longer than males. Some people live in good health to great ages while others die relatively young. The tendency to live longer seems to run in families. Parenthood also seems to influence survival. Why should females survive well after they lose fertility? In t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Series: | Research and Perspectives in Longevity
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Human Longevity at the Cost of Reproductive Success: Trade-Offs in the Life History
- Human Longevity and Parental Age at Conception
- Gender—Linked Effects on the Inheritance of Longevity A Population-Based Study: Valserine Valley XVIII–XXth Centuries
- Genes and Centenarians
- Evolutionary Ecology of the Human Female Life History
- Caretaking, Risk-Seeking, and Survival in Anthropoid Primates
- The Ecology of Menopause
- Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males and Healthy Aging
- Patterns of Childbearing and Mortality in Norwegian Women. A 20-year Follow-Up of Women Aged 40–96 in the 1970 Norwegian Census
- Sex Differentials in the Evolution of Life Expectancy and Health in Older Age