Longevity – The Biology and Demography of Life Span
Autor James R. Careyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mar 2003
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780691088495
ISBN-10: 0691088497
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 76 line illus. 30 tables.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 233 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Princeton University Press
Locul publicării:Princeton, United States
ISBN-10: 0691088497
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 76 line illus. 30 tables.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 233 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Princeton University Press
Locul publicării:Princeton, United States
Notă biografică
James R. Carey is Professor and former Vice Chair of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, and Senior Scholar of the Center for the Economics and Demography of Aging at the University of California, Berkeley. Principal investigator for the research project this book is based upon, he is the author of Applied Demography for Biologists and the lead author of Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish.
Descriere
Develops a biological and demographic framework for identifying the key factors that govern aging, life span, and mortality in humans and other animals. This work presents the results of a National Institute on Aging-funded research project on the determinants of longevity using data from the life tables of five million Mediterranean fruit flies.