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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Mitteldorf, Josh
Titre(s) : Aging is a group-selected adaptation [Texte imprimé] : theory, evidence, and medical implications / Josh Mitteldorf
Publication : Boca Raton, FL : CRC press, Taylor & Francis group, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXIV-219 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
Since the 1990s, laboratory characterization of aging has been diverging from predictions
of evolutionary theory, especially in the area of genetics. Concurrently, a science
of multilevel selection has found its place in the evolutionary literature. The author
suggests that evidence warrants consideration of a new paradigm for evolution of aging,
and proposes the demographic theory of senescence, whereby aging has been affirmatively
selected because it levels the death rate over time, helping to stabilize population
dynamics and prevent extinctions
Sujet(s) : Vieillissement -- Aspect médical
Adaptation (biologie) -- Physiologie
Génétique des populations humaines
Indice(s) Dewey :
571.878 (23e éd.) = Vieillissement
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781498715287. - ISBN 1498715281 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45303643b
Notice n° :
FRBNF45303643
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Hormesis ; The diverse demography of aging ; Aging is not caused by accumulated
damage ; Three prevailing theories and their failings ; Aging is very old ; Evolving
population control ; How might aging have evolved as an adaptation? ; Reforming
evolutionary theory ; A new paradigm for medical research.