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BL
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659632
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| Main Entry
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Shostak, Stanley
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| Title & Author
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The evolution of death : : why we are living longer /\ Stanley Shostak
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| Publication Statement
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Albany :: State University of New York Press,, c2006
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| Series Statement
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SUNY series in philosophy and biology
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 246 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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079146945X (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 0791469468 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-233) and index
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| Contents
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Evolution : death's unifying principle -- Charting death's evolution and life's extension -- Rethinking lifecycles and arrows -- Keeping life afloat -- Putting cells in the picture -- Neoteny and longevity
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Death
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Aging
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Life expectancy
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Death
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Aging
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Biological Evolution
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Life Expectancy-- trends
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| Dewey Classification
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613.2
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| LC Classification
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QP87.S43 2006
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| NLM classification
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WT 116S559e 2006
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