"A natural history of longevity in a wide variety of species along with an exploration of what we can learn from other species to preserve and extend human health"--
"A natural history of longevity in a wide variety of species along with an exploration of what we can learn from other species to preserve and extend human health"--
Preface ix 1 Doctor Dunnet's Fulmar 1 I Longevity in the Air 2 The Origin of Flight 19 3 Pterosaurs: The First Flying Vertebrates 31 4 Birds: the Longest-Lived Dinosaurs 41 5 Bats: The Longest-Lived Mammals 59 II Longevity on the Earth 6 Tortoises and Tuataras: Longevity on Islands 81 7 Queen for a Lifetime 101 8 Tunnels and Caves 113 9 The Behemoths (Elephants) 129 10 Big Brains (Nonhuman Primates) 147 III Longevity in the Sea 11 Urchins, Worms, and Quahogs 177 12 Fishes and Sharks 199 13 Whales Tales 219 IV Human Longevity 14 The Human Longevity Story 245 15 Methuselah's Zoo Moving Forward 269 Appendix 277 Notes 279 Further Reading 289 Index 293
Preface ix 1 Doctor Dunnet's Fulmar 1 I Longevity in the Air 2 The Origin of Flight 19 3 Pterosaurs: The First Flying Vertebrates 31 4 Birds: the Longest-Lived Dinosaurs 41 5 Bats: The Longest-Lived Mammals 59 II Longevity on the Earth 6 Tortoises and Tuataras: Longevity on Islands 81 7 Queen for a Lifetime 101 8 Tunnels and Caves 113 9 The Behemoths (Elephants) 129 10 Big Brains (Nonhuman Primates) 147 III Longevity in the Sea 11 Urchins, Worms, and Quahogs 177 12 Fishes and Sharks 199 13 Whales Tales 219 IV Human Longevity 14 The Human Longevity Story 245 15 Methuselah's Zoo Moving Forward 269 Appendix 277 Notes 279 Further Reading 289 Index 293
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