Between the 1930s and 50s, evolutionary biologists developed a successful theory of why
organisms age, firmly rooted in population genetic principles. By the 1980s the evolution of …

That senescence is rarely, if ever, observed in natural populations is an oft-quoted fallacy
within bio-gerontology. We identify the roots of this fallacy in the otherwise seminal works of …

Animals exhibit an extraordinary diversity of life history strategies. These realized
combinations of survival, development and reproduction are predicted to be constrained by …

Oogenesis in fishes follows a universal plan; yet, due to differences in the synchrony and
rate of egg development, spawning frequency varies from daily to once in a lifetime. Some …

The groundbreaking theory of how fire and food drove the evolution of modern humans Ever
since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the evolution and world-wide dispersal of humans …

Evolutionary considerations suggest aging is caused not by active gene programming but by
evolved limitations in somatic maintenance, resulting in a build-up of damage. Ecological …

For most of the vast span of human history, economic growth was all but nonexistent. Then,
about two centuries ago, some nations began to emerge from this epoch of economic …

Mutations in genes affecting endocrine signaling, stress responses, metabolism, and
telomeres can all increase the life spans of model organisms. These mutations have …

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

Resveratrol, a natural phytoalexin found in grapes and red wine [1], increases longevity in
the short-lived invertebrates Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila [2–5] and exerts a …