[sci.bio] lifespan-a function of heartbeats?

william@rivendel.newcastle.ac.uk (William Coyne) (10/22/90)

Is there any truth in the claim that most types of animals have the
same average lifespan when it is measured in terms of the number
of heartbeats of each animal.
 
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