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3 - A Hamiltonian Demography of Life History

from Part I - Theory of Senescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2017

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Michael R. Rose ,
Lee F. Greer ,
Kevin H. Phung ,
Grant A. Rutledge ,
Mark A. Phillips ,
Christian N. K. Anderson  and
Laurence D. Mueller
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Richard P. Shefferson ,
Owen R. Jones  and
Roberto Salguero-Gómez
Richard P. Shefferson
Affiliation:
University of Tokyo
Owen R. Jones
Affiliation:
University of Southern Denmark
Roberto Salguero-Gómez
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University of Sheffield
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The Evolution of Senescence in the Tree of Life , pp. 40 - 55
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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