Concepedia

Mortality Evolution

Mortality Evolution is a theoretical framework in evolutionary demography that explains the age-specific patterns of mortality as shaped by natural selection, distinguishing itself from other demographic models by emphasizing the evolutionary trade-offs between survival, reproduction, and senescence.

154

Publications

14.1K

Citations

345

Authors

213

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

20

Variants

Evolution Of Mortality

Parents

Publications

154

Living fast and dying young: A comparative analysis of life‐history variation among mammals

Daniel Promislow, Paul Harvey · Journal of Zoology · 1990 · 1.2K citations

, , +17

THE IMPACT OF PREDATION ON LIFE HISTORY EVOLUTION IN TRINIDADIAN GUPPIES ( <i>POECILIA RETICULATA</i> )

David N. Reznick, John A. Endler · Evolution · 1982 · 823 citations · Full text

, , +15

Sex differences in ageing in natural populations of vertebrates

Tim Clutton‐Brock, Kavita Isvaran · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2007 · 470 citations · Full text

, , +13

Rethinking the evolutionary theory of aging: Transfers, not births, shape senescence in social species

Ronald Lee · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 402 citations · Full text

, , +16

A new view of avian life-history evolution tested on an incubation paradox

Thomas E. Martin · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2002 · 369 citations · Full text

, , +16

1–5 of 154

Authors

345

  1. AB
    Annette Baudisch

    Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany

    7 publications · 442 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. DP
    Daniel Promislow

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 1.6K citations

    5

    h-index

  3. EL
    Eric L. Charnov

    University of Utah, United States

    3 publications · 169 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. SC
    Stephen C. Stearns

    Yale University, United States

    3 publications · 633 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. DA
    Derek A. Roff

    McGill University, Canada

    3 publications · 236 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 345

Institutions

213

  1. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

    Rostock, Germany

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. University of Southern Denmark

    Odense, Denmark

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    942 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    673 citations

  6. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    582 citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    861 citations

  8. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    223 citations

1–8 of 213

Venues

  1. Evolution

    11 publications · 1.5K citations

    10

    h-index

  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 10 publications · 2K citations

    10

    h-index

  3. 7

    h-index

  4. Journal of Theoretical Biology

    5 publications · 188 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 5 publications · 192 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5