Exploring Sardinian Longevity and Its Association with Reproductive Behaviors and Infant Mortality • Graziella Caselli, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Rosa Maria Lipsi, Istat ; Enrica Lapucci, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Determinants of Exceptional Longevity: Early-Life Conditions, Mid-Life Environment and Parental Characteristics • Leonid A. Gavrilov, University of Chicago ; Natalia S. Gavrilova, University of Chicago

Why Demographic Analysis Is Crucial in Studying Genetics of Exceptional Longevity • Anatoliy I. Yashin, Duke University ; Deqing Wu, Duke University ; Alexander Kulminski, Duke University ; Liubov Arbeeva, Duke University

Exceptional Longevity by Place of Birth and Place of Death in Germany: How Meaningful and Stable Are Spatial Patterns? • Sebastian Kluesener, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Rembrandt D. Scholz, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research