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4 - Senescence, Selection Gradients and Mortality

from Part I - Theory of Senescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2017

By
Hal Caswell  and
Esther Shyu
Edited by
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
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
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The Evolution of Senescence in the Tree of Life , pp. 56 - 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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