Volume 19 - Article 40 | Pages 1501–1512
Biodemography comes of Age
| Date received: | 10 Aug 2007 |
| Date published: | 26 Aug 2008 |
| Word count: | 3464 |
| Keywords: | aging, biodemography, evolutionary demography, longevity |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.40 |
Abstract
Biodemography has emerged and grown over the last fifteen years, with loyal and farsighted support from its patrons. As it enters what might be called its adolescence as a field, it faces challenges along with abounding opportunities. One challenge is to continue to generate knowledge that contributes to human health and well-being. A second is to insist on high standards of quality control within its cross-disciplinary environment. Opportunities appear in a variety of directions, including mathematical modeling, genomic analyses, and field studies of aging in the wild.
Author's Affiliation
Kenneth W. Wachter - University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
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