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Evolutionary theories of aging
— 2. The need not to close the debate | | Author(s) | E Le Bourg, G Beugnon |
| Journal title | Gerontology, vol 45, no 6, November/December 1999 |
| Pages | pp 339-342 |
| Keywords | Biological ageing ; Ageing process ; Longevity ; Theory. |
| Annotation | The authors of an article published in this issue of Gerontology (Keller and Genoud, 1999) argue that a previous article of LeBourg (1998) is an inappropriate criticism of evolutionary theories of ageing. In this article, LeBourg and Beugnon answer that the article was not devoted to criticism of evolutionary theories of ageing, but, rather, to the sometimes fast tackling of these theories on what is observed in the wild. Some of the specific points in the article by Keller and Genoud are also addressed, including longevity of ants, reproduction in mammals, and the case of the human species. The authors conclude that the debate about evolutionary theories of ageing should continue. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991201219 A |
| Classmark | BH: BG: BGA: 4D |
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