@article{Abernethy1979,
author = {Abernethy, J.D.},
title= {The exponential decrease in mortality rate with age attributed to wearing-out of biological components},
year = {1979},
doi = {10.1016/0022-5193(79)90098-5},
journal = {Journal of Theoretical Biology },
volume = {80},
number = {3},
pages = {333--354},
}