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Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology
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SYSNO ASEP 0520498 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Evolutionary theories of aging Author(s) Reichard, Martin (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI Number of authors 1 Source Title Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology. - London : Academic Press, 2020 / Rattan S. I. S. - ISBN 978-0-12-816075-6 Pages s. 57-67 Number of pages 11 s. Number of pages 1640 Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Antagonistic pleiotropy ; Clonality ; Comparative genomics ; Disposable soma ; Eusociality ; Experimental evolution ; Extrinsic mortality ; Germ line ; Life history ; Mutation accumulation ; Natural selection ; Reproduction ; Sexual selection ; Trade offs Subject RIV EG - Zoology OECD category Biology (theoretical, mathematical, thermal, cryobiology, biological rhythm), Evolutionary biology R&D Projects GA19-01781S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support UBO-W - RVO:68081766 UT WOS 000637696700007 EID SCOPUS 85079809549 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.11327-3 Annotation From an evolutionary perspective, aging represents a decline in survival and reproductive success with increasing chronological age. Since any survival without reproduction (or inability to support the survival of relatives) is evolutionarily irrelevant, evolution of aging is rooted in the trade-offs between the costs of current reproduction and the benefits of survival for future reproductive opportunities. This article outlines the assumptions and predictions of evolutionary theories of aging, summarizes their support and discusses their main recent extensions. It also outlines those situations where current evolutionary theories of aging do not apply and provides an outlook for future research on aging from an evolutionary perspective. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.11327-3
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