No, since late life mortality deceleration and mortality plateaus are observed in numerous organisms—including Drosophila melanogaster—e.g. see the details in Why organisms show late-life mortality plateaus: a null model for comparing patterns of mortality.
It’s the humans that matter for us...
For you maybe. Those interested in biological senescence need a general theory that accounts for late life mortality deceleration. Attributing it to “data collection problems” fails to capture the phenomenon.
No, since late life mortality deceleration and mortality plateaus are observed in numerous organisms—including Drosophila melanogaster—e.g. see the details in Why organisms show late-life mortality plateaus: a null model for comparing patterns of mortality.
It’s the humans that matter for us...
For you maybe. Those interested in biological senescence need a general theory that accounts for late life mortality deceleration. Attributing it to “data collection problems” fails to capture the phenomenon.