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Contains revised versions of 13 papers originally presented at an April 1996 workshop on longevity h...
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Contains revised versions of 13 papers originally presented at an April 1996 workshop on longevity held in Washington D.C., sponsored by the National Research Council, attended by demographers, evolutionary theorists, genetic epidemiologists, anthropologists, and biologists. Several papers look at the role of the elderly in other species and among human societies past and present, analyzing the contributions of evolutionary theory to our understanding of human longevity and intergenerational transfers. Others cover mathematical models for survival and look at the potential for collecting genetic information in household surveys. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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