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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005 Aug;60(8):953–962. doi: 10.1093/gerona/60.8.953

Table 1.

Correlation Coefficients Between the Parameters

Parameters RC T αsen* LS
RC
  D 1 −0.095 0.210 0.060
  M 1 −0.106 0.285 0.060
T
  D 1 −0.340 0.140
  M 1 −0.267 0.474
αsen
  D 1 0.632
  M 1 0.423
*

Note: Coefficients calculated for the reversed values (αsen)−1.

RC = reproductive capacity (eggs per day); T = length of maturity period; αsen = rate of senescence; LS = life span; D = Drosophila; M = medfly.