The field of comparative ageing biology has greatly expanded in the past 20 years.
Longitudinal studies of populations of reptiles with a range of maximum lifespans have …

Actuarial senescence appears to be a common process, and senescence patterns are
highly variable across the tree of life. To date, studies on animal senescence have largely …

Animal lifespan is determined by extrinsic and intrinsic factors causing mortality. According
to the evolutionary theories of senescence, when mortality pressures are low, animals delay …

Current thinking in life‐history theory and the biology of ageing suggests that ageing rates,
and consequently life spans, evolve largely as a function of trade‐offs with reproduction …

Similar to humans and laboratory animals, reproductive aging is observed in wild species-
from small invertebrates to large mammals. Aging issues are also prevalent in rare and …

Like in fishes, the reptiles appear to show three types of senescence. The African skink,
Mabuya buettneri, shows rapid senescence similar to death at mating observed in Salmon …

The class Reptilia, a diverse assemblage of ectothermic scaled vertebrates, is classically
subdivided into 4 taxonomical orders: Rhynchocephalia (tuataras), Crocodylia (crocodiles …

Aim Longevity is a critical life‐history trait of organisms. Multiple abiotic and biotic factors are
thought to exert different selection pressures, resulting in a great variation in species …

Variation in temperature is known to influence mortality patterns in ectotherms. Even though
a few experimental studies on model organisms have reported a positive relationship …

Here, I use published mortality data from 56 natural populations of mammals to examine
evidence for senescence, an increase in the probability of mortality with age. Data on extent …