The Biodemography of Ageing and Longevity / edited by Jean-Francois Lemaitre and Samuel Pavard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lemaître, Jean-François, editor.

Pavard, Samuel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging.

Longevity.

Population biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"This interdisciplinary volume provides current knowledge on the mechanisms and demographic patterns of ageing and longevity across humans and other species, and through space and time. A must-have for students and researchers, it includes the key facts, theories, ongoing fields of investigation, big questions, and new avenues for research"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Foreword / Steve Horvath

The Eternal Youth of Ageing Research / Jean-François Lemaître and Samuel Pavard

Theories of Ageing across Ages / Thomas B.L. Kirkwood

The Diversity of Longevity Metrics: Statistical Considerations, Potential Biases and Biological Implications / Victor Ronget, Gilles Maurer and Sarah Cubaynes

The Meaning of 'Exceptional Longevity': A Critical Reappraisal / Jean-Michel Gaillard and Nigel Gilles Yoccoz

The Inevitability of Senescence / Annette Baudisch

The Untapped Potential of Zoo and Aquarium Data for the Comparative Biology of Ageing / Morgane Tidière, Johanna Staerk, Michael J. Adkesson, Dalia A. Conde and Fernando Colchero

Perspectives in Comparative Biology of Ageing / Jean-François Lemaître, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Samuel Pavard, François Criscuolo and Fabrice Bertile

An Integrative Approach to Understanding Variation in the Form, Pattern and Pace of Ageing / Pat Monaghan and Jelle Boonekamp

Sex Differences in Lifespan, Ageing and Health in the Living World: What Can We Learn from Evolutionary Biology? / Jean-François Lemaître, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Dominique Pontier, Hugo Cayuela, Cristina Vieira and Gabriel A. Marais

Evolution of Human Reproduction, Ageing and Longevity / Samuel Pavard and Michael D. Gurven

Lifespan and Mortality in Hunter-Gatherer and Other Subsistence Populations / Michael D. Gurven

Longevity in Modern Populations / Nadine Ouellette and Julie Choquette

Health Transition and Population Ageing: Challenges for the Global South / Géraldine Duthé, Lucie Vanhoutte, Soumaila Ouedraogo and Gilles Pison

Limit of Human Longevity: Historical Perspectives and a New Metric / Carlo Giovanni Camarda and Jean-Marie Robine

Mortality Modelling at the Oldest Ages in Human Populations: A Brief Overview / Linh Hoang Khanh Dang, Nadine Ouellette, Carlo Giovanni Camarda and France Meslé

Lessons from Exceptionally Long-Lived Individuals and Long-Living Families: Implications for Medical Research on Ageing and Age-Related Diseases / Larissa Smulders and Joris Deelen

Human Populations with Extreme Longevities / Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain

Socio-Economic Consequences of Increased Longevity in Contemporary Populations / Miguel Sánchez-Romero and Alexia Prskawetz

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009020336

1009020331

9781009020534

1009020536

9781009007245

1009007246

OCLC:

1428422876