One of the reasons for animals not to grow as fast as they potentially could is that fast growth
has been shown to be associated with reduced lifespan. However, we are still lacking a …

For the past quarter century, scientists at the Center for Family Research at the University of
Georgia have conducted research designed to promote understanding of normative …

Research on the physiological causes of senescence aim to identify common physiological
mechanisms that explain age-related declines in fitness across taxonomic groups …

Life‐history theory predicts that high reproductive investment alters self‐maintenance.
Several mechanisms underlying the cost of reproduction have been previously suggested …

Age research in vertebrates is often limited by the longevity of available models. The teleost
fish Nothobranchius furzeri has an exceptionally short lifespan with 3.5 months for the …

Ectotherms are classic models for understanding life‐history tradeoffs, including the
reproduction–somatic maintenance tradeoffs that may be reflected in telomere length and …

Telomeres are protective caps at the end of chromosomes, and their length is positively
correlated with individual health and lifespan across taxa. Longitudinal studies have …

Telomeres are long repetitive noncoding sequences of DNA located at the ends of
chromosomes. Recently, the study of telomere dynamics has been increasingly used to …

Telomere‐induced selection could take place if telomere‐associated disease risk shortens
reproductive life span and differently reduces relative fitness among individuals. Some of …

Abstract Background and Aims Determining seed longevity by identifying chemical changes
that precede, and may be linked to, seed mortality, is an important but difficult task. The …