Evolutionary biology - Mortality and lifespan

被引：20

作者：

Abrams, PA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Zool, Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada

来源：

NATURE | 2004年 / 431卷 / 7012期

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D O I：

10.1038/4311048a

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

How does natural selection affect lifespan? The question has exercised biologists for some years. The latest twist comes from ingenious experiments on tropical fish from different ecological backgrounds.

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页码：1048 / 1049

页数：2

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