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Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures xiii
4. Tables xvii
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xix
6. Permissions xxiii
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2. Operational Framework 10
9. 3. Mortality Deceleration 27
10. 4. Reproduction and Behavior 53
11. 5. Mortality Dynamics of Density 86
12. 6. Dietary Effects 111
13. 7. Linkages between Reproduction and Longevity 143
14. 8. General Biodemographic Principles 176
15. 9. A General Theory of Longevity 200
16. 10. Epilogue: A Conceptual Overview of Life Span 221
17. Bibliography 245
18. Index 271