Books by Jonathan (The Open University) Silvertown

Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age. A giant fungus found in Michigan has been alive since the Ice Age, while a dragonfly lives but four months. What accounts for these variations? This book takes you on a tour through the scientific study of longevity and aging.

* Effective integration of plant population ecology, population genetics and evolutionary biology. * The new edition is thoroughly revised and now includes molecular techniques. * The genetics chapters have been completely rewritten by a new co--author, Deborah Charlesworth. .