title: Evolution: aging up a tree?
abstract: Evolutionary theories of aging predict that species in low-risk habitats will evolve longer lifespans. A new study comparing lifespan in arboreal and terrestrial mammals provides further support for this prediction. But is the prediction valid?
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7223, USA. jmoorad@uga.edu
authors.forename: Jacob A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moorad
authors.forename: Daniel E L
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Promislow
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004777:Environment; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008322:Mammals / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D012641:Selection, Genetic / Q000235:genetics