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Primate Gerontology: An Emerging Discipline

C. Jean DeRousseau

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Abstract The field of primate aging is in its infancy, although there have been several reviews and edited volumes describing age-related changes in old primates (Bowden, 1979; Davis and Leathers, 1985; Pavelka and Fedigan, 1991). The field has grown along with primatology in general from description through explanation to experimentation, but it still lacks a cohesive framework. In this paper I review the major sources of data on aging in non-human primates, and identify three themes within primatology with direct or indirect significance to human aging. These themes are also evolutionary in nature and may help to define a true “primate gerontology.” They are: behavior and physiology; nutrition and aging; and life history.

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Abstract The field of primate aging is in its infancy, although there have been several reviews and edited volumes describing age-related changes in old primates (Bowden, 1979; Davis and Leathers, 1985; Pavelka and Fedigan, 1991). The field has grown along with primatology in general from description through explanation to experimentation, but it still lacks a cohesive framework. In this paper I review the major sources of data on aging in non-human primates, and identify three themes within primatology with direct or indirect significance to human aging. These themes are also evolutionary in nature and may help to define a true “primate gerontology.” They are: behavior and physiology; nutrition and aging; and life history.

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Abstract The field of primate aging is in its infancy, although there have been several reviews and edited volumes describing age-related changes in old primates (Bowden, 1979; Davis and Leathers, 1985; Pavelka and Fedigan, 1991). The field has grown along with primatology in general from description through explanation to experimentation, but it still lacks a cohesive framework. In this paper I review the major sources of data on aging in non-human primates, and identify three themes within primatology with direct or indirect significance to human aging. These themes are also evolutionary in nature and may help to define a true “primate gerontology.” They are: behavior and physiology; nutrition and aging; and life history.

Key concepts: Primatology, Primate, Psychology, Anthropology, Neuroscience, Sociology

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