Journal article
Growth negatively impacts the life span of mammals
Abstract
A negative intraspecific relationship between growth and longevity was proposed in the early 20th century. Indeed, stunting the growth of rodents by restricting their food dramatically extended life span. Subsequently, however, the hypothesis that growth exacerbates aging rates fell into disfavor. Contributing to this was (a) the establishment of a positive relationship between body size and longevity interspecifically, (b) purported antiaging …
Authors
Rollo CD
Journal
Evolution & Development, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 55–61
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2002
DOI
10.1046/j.1525-142x.2002.01053.x
ISSN
1520-541X