Aging is a group-selected adaptation : theory, evidence, and medical implications /
Josh Mitteldorf.
- xxiv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
'A Science Publishers book.'
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781498715287 (hardback : alk. paper) RM236.40
Aging--genetics. Adaptation, Physiological. Biological Evolution. Population dynamics.