Senescence may be adaptive, to prevent you from outcompeting your grandchildren
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2) benefit to grandkids' fitness must be >4x the benefit to you right ?
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What is the theoretical difference between "starvation" and "lost competitive edge & can no longer feed"?
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It means starving IN COMPETITION with younger, fitter peers who are NOT yet compromised by senescence.
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That book is loaded with original and thought provoking ideas and observations, wittily questioning long standing dogmas.pic.twitter.com/HmQQ1ge0QU
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Josh Mitteldorf
@Aging_Advice (sporadic posting) Books, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Josh-Mitteldorf/e/B01LP7V87U … .. Blog (active, lots there) http://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/ ..
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what explains the huge variation in the percentages? absence of predators, population density, or something else?
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Good question, answer could shed light on the adaptive logic of aging. But aging impacts survival in all species, so past theories are wrong
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The (abbreviated) list is specially compiled by the author from previous publications, I advise to look up this very thought provoking book.
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