Longevity The Biology and Demography of Life Span

Name: Longevity The Biology and Demography of Life Span
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ISBN: 9780691088495

ISBN-10: 0691088497

ISBN-13: 9780691088495

Edition: 2003

Authors: James R. Carey

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Results of the most comprehensive set of life table studies ever conducted on the mortality dynamics of any species in controlled conditions are included in this text on longevity. The nature of aging, mortality, longevity & life span are some of the topics covered.

Book details

List price: $72.50
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/2/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Preface and Acknowledgements


Permissions



Introduction



The Problem



The Epistemological Framework



Importance of Scale



Overarching Themes



Organization of the Book



Operational Framework



Background



Empirical Methods



Analytical Methods



Mortality Deceleration



Background



Slowing of Mortality at Older Ages



Implications of Morality Deceleration



Demographic Selection



Sex Differentials



Reproduction and Behavior



Reproduction and Longevity: Visualizing Linkages



Relationship of Reproduction and Mortality



Cost of Virginity



Supine Behavior - a Predictor of Time-to-death



Mortality Dynamics of Density



Background



Operational Framework



Mortality Dynamics



Implications



Dietary Effects



Early Mortality Surge in Protein-deprived Females



Female Sensitivity Underlies Sex Mortality Differential



Mortality Oscillations Induced by Periodic Starvation



Linkages between Reproduction and Longevity



Dual Modes of Aging



Reproductive Clock



Food Pulses



General Biodemographic Principles



Why Biological Data Is Important for Deriving General Principles



Principles of Senescence



Principles of Mortality



Principles of Longevity



Biodemographic Principles and the Human Primate



Biodemography of Human Development, Reproduction, and Genetics



Proximate Determinants of Human Longevity



Longevity Gains Are Self-reinforcing



A General Theory of Longevity



Comparative Demography of Longevity



Foundational Principles



Model of Longevity Extension



Model Application



Implications of Longevity-oriented Theory



Human Life Span Extension: A Framework for the Future



Epilogue: A Conceptual Overview of Life Span



Background



Abstract Perspectives



Death and Extinction



Boundary and Perpetuity



Evolution



Roles of the Elderly



Minimal Life Spans



Absence of Life Span Limits



Humans



Theory of Longevity Extension Social Species: A Self-reinforcing Process



Future



Scientific and Biomedical Determinants



Demographic Ontogeny



Postscript


Bibliography


Index