BEBBINGTON, MARK; LAI, CHIN-DIEW; ZITIKIS, RIcARDAS - In: Mathematical Population Studies 18 (2011) 1, pp. 18-37
Mortality deceleration is the observed but yet to be understood phenomenon that the increase in the late-life death rate slows down after a certain species-related advanced age. Various definitions of onsets of mortality deceleration are examined. A new distribution based on the Strehler-Mildvan...