Study of ancient disease (paleopathology) is a powerful tool for understanding lifestyle and
population dynamics, as well as the history of disease in antiquity. The major premise of …

We are in a new epoch, the Anthropocene, and research into our closest living relatives, the
great apes, must keep pace with the rate that our species is driving change. While a goal of …

There exists little hope that we may ever discover muc evidence of the diversity and
prevalence of diseases and among the various forms of early man. Even though re fossil …

The effect of breed and body weight on longevity in the pet dog was analyzed, and a method
was developed to standardize the chronological age of dogs in terms of physiological time …

Organismal aging, or senescence, can be defined as a progressive, irreversible loss of
function that results in declines in fertility and survival. This definition restricts “aging” to age …

Although some definitions of thanatology—broadly definable as the study of death and dying—
exclude nonhumans as subjects, recognition of the scientific value of studying how other …

Progress in gerontological research has been promoted through the use of numerous
animal models, which have helped identify possible mechanisms of aging and age-related …

Current mechanistic theories of aging would predict that many species of birds, given their
unusually high metabolic rates, body temperatures, and blood sugar levels, should age …

This volume presents a truly integrated methodological and biocultural approach to the
expanding discipline of human palaeopathology. The book provides researchers and …