Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 17, 2025

Author Spotlight: Automated Lifespan Monitoring – Discovering Aging Dynamics with the Lifespan Machine
Published on: January 26, 2024
Diversity of life spans across the animal world
I Y Popov1,2, M A Vashurina3
1Saint-Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg 199034, Russian Federation,
Abstract:
Animal world is one of the main sources of information on ageing and longevity. Several animal species are used to explore the evolution of ageing and to find the remedies to extend human longevity. However, about a third of animal phyla, and usually less, are mentioned in the relevant reviews. We analysed the entire animal world in context of longevity studies choosing for the analysis one of its most general characteristics - the limits of variation of life spans within the main groups. We performed a systematic review of the sources on all groups of animals of the class level and meta-analysis of the values of life spans within them.
Related Concept Videos
Life Histories
Energy Budgets
The Evidence for Evolution
Diversity of Protists IV
What is Biodiversity?
Life Tables

