Human aging and menopause [electronic resource] / Kristen Hawkes.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2017Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (45 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Aging -- Physiological aspects | Chimpanzees | Evolution (Biology) | Human evolution | Menopause | Aging -- physiology | Biological Evolution | Birth Rate | Grandparents | Hominidae | Longevity -- physiology | Menopause -- physiology | Pan troglodytes | Postmenopause | Primates | Reproductive HistoryOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Updated version of a talk first published in 2011.
Contents: Aging (senescence) our evolved life history -- Global maximum life expectancy -- Postmenopausal survival characterizes all human populations -- Longevity affects age at maturity across our primate order -- Comparing humans and chimpanzees -- Grandmother effects and the evolution of human life history -- What physiological mechanisms have slowed human aging? -- Age-specific fertility rates in humans & chimpanzees -- Overall mortality effects on age-specific variation.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.