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Evolution of Longevity in Animals

A Comparative Approach

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Editors:
  1. Avril D. Woodhead

    1. Biology Dept., Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA

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  2. Keith H. Thompson

    1. Biology Dept., Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA

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Part of the book series: Basic Life Sciences (BLSC, volume 42)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Longevity in Drosophila

    1. Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Longevity in Drosophila

      • Robert Arking
      Pages 1-22
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  3. Informational Structure of the Developmental Tree of Multi-Cellular Organisms

    1. Informational Structure of the Developmental Tree of Multi-Cellular Organisms

      • Simon Y. Berkovich
      Pages 23-33
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  4. Genetic and Environmental Manipulation of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

    1. Genetic and Environmental Manipulation of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

      • Richard L. Russell, Renée I. Seppa
      Pages 35-48
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  5. Scaling of Maximal Lifespan in Mammals: A Review

    1. Scaling of Maximal Lifespan in Mammals: A Review

      • John Prothero, Klaus D. Jürgens
      Pages 49-74
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  6. Why Should Senescence Evolve? An Answer Based on a Simple Demographic Model

    1. Why Should Senescence Evolve? An Answer Based on a Simple Demographic Model

      • Henry R. Hirsch
      Pages 75-90
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  7. Mutant Genes That Extend Life Span

    1. Mutant Genes That Extend Life Span

      • Thomas E. Johnson, David B. Friedman, Paul A. Fitzpatrick, William L. Conley
      Pages 91-100
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  8. Longevity in the Protozoa

    1. Longevity in the Protozoa

      • Joan Smith-Sonneborn
      Pages 101-109
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  9. The Heredity-Environment Continuum: A Systems Analysis

    1. The Heredity-Environment Continuum: A Systems Analysis

      • Barbara E. Wright, Margaret H. Butler
      Pages 111-122
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  10. The Proximate and Ultimate Control of Aging in Drosophila and Humans

    1. The Proximate and Ultimate Control of Aging in Drosophila and Humans

      • Alan R. Templeton, J. Spencer Johnston, Charles F. Sing
      Pages 123-133
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  11. The Many Genetics of Aging

    1. The Many Genetics of Aging

      • Gerald E. McClearn
      Pages 135-144
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  12. Lifespan Environmental Influences on Species Typical Behavior of Meriones Unguiculatus

    1. Lifespan Environmental Influences on Species Typical Behavior of Meriones Unguiculatus

      • MaryLou Cheal
      Pages 145-159
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  13. Longevity in Fish: Some Ecological and Evolutionary Considerations

    1. Longevity in Fish: Some Ecological and Evolutionary Considerations

      • Raymond J. H. Beverton
      Pages 161-185
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  14. Evolutionary Reliability Theory

    1. Evolutionary Reliability Theory

      • Arnold R. Miller
      Pages 187-192
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  15. Programmed Cell Death and Aging in Drosophila Melanogaster

    1. Programmed Cell Death and Aging in Drosophila Melanogaster

      • Thomas A. Grigliatti
      Pages 193-207
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  16. Immortality of the Germ-Line versus Disposability of the Soma

    1. Immortality of the Germ-Line versus Disposability of the Soma

      • Thomas B. L. Kirkwood
      Pages 209-218
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  17. Systems Ecology, Operations Research and Gerontology: The Making of Strange Bedfellows

    1. Systems Ecology, Operations Research and Gerontology: The Making of Strange Bedfellows

      • Robert R. Christian
      Pages 219-233
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  18. Demographic Consequences of Natural Selection

    1. Demographic Consequences of Natural Selection

      • George C. Williams, Peter D. Taylor
      Pages 235-245
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  19. The Relationship of Body Weight to Longevity within Laboratory Rodent Species

    1. The Relationship of Body Weight to Longevity within Laboratory Rodent Species

      • Donald K. Ingram, Mark A. Reynolds
      Pages 247-282
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  20. Is Cellular Senescence Genetically Programmed?

    1. Is Cellular Senescence Genetically Programmed?

      • James R. Smith, Andrea L. Spiering, Olivia M. Pereira-Smith
      Pages 283-294
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The analysis of intra-group correlations between LS and BW at representative intervals yields no consistent support for the hypothesis that lower BW is associated with longer LS. Indeed, among male Wistar rats and C57BL/6J and A/J mice followed since weaning on AL diets, the data suggested that relatively higher BW across the adult LS was generally associated with longer life. Even when the diet was restricted by EOD or RES regimens, this pattern of positive correlations between LS and BW persisted for the C57BL/6J and A/J strains when relative ages were analyzed. However, when BW at absolute ages were correlated with LS, support for the positive relationship between BW and LS was not as forthcoming. When AL groups were assessed beginning at later ages (> 10 months), the pattern of positive correlations was very evident for the Wistar rats--heavier rats tended to liver longer. This pattern was also evident among AL-fed C57BL/6J mice followed since 6 months, but was lost in the 10-month group in this strain. Among A/J mice on AL diets, the pattern became somewhat negative when followed at 6 and 10 months of age. However, among both C57BL/6J and A/J mice placed on EOD diets at 6 and 10 months of age, the pattern clearly tended toward the positive.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biology Dept., Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA

    Avril D. Woodhead, Keith H. Thompson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evolution of Longevity in Animals

  • Book Subtitle: A Comparative Approach

  • Editors: Avril D. Woodhead, Keith H. Thompson

  • Series Title: Basic Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1939-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9077-3Published: 11 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-1939-9Published: 07 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 354

  • Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology

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