[HTML][HTML] Telomere length correlations among somatic tissues in adult zebra finches

S Reichert, F Criscuolo, E Verinaud, S Zahn… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Telomeres are repetitive non coding DNA sequences located at the end of eukaryotic
chromosomes, which maintain the integrity of the genome by hiding the chromosome ends …

Scaling from individual physiological measures to population-level demographic change: case studies and future directions for conservation management

JN Bergman, JR Bennett, AD Binley, SJ Cooke… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Loss of biodiversity is a leading conservation issue and, accordingly, a central topic in
ecological research is to predict how organisms respond to natural and anthropogenic …

Starting with a handicap: effects of asynchronous hatching on growth rate, oxidative stress and telomere dynamics in free-living great tits

A Stier, S Massemin, S Zahn, ML Tissier, F Criscuolo - Oecologia, 2015 - Springer
A trade-off between resource investment into growth rate and body self-maintenance is likely
to occur, but the underlying molecular mediators of such a trade-off remain to be determined …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in sand lizard telomere inheritance: paternal epigenetic effects increases telomere heritability and offspring survival

M Olsson, A Pauliny, E Wapstra, T Uller, T Schwartz… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background To date, the only estimate of the heritability of telomere length in wild
populations comes from humans. Thus, there is a need for analysis of natural populations …

Insights from comparative analyses of aging in birds and mammals

RE Ricklefs - Aging cell, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Many laboratory models used in aging research are inappropriate for understanding
senescence in mammals, including humans, because of fundamental differences in life …

Do dyadic interventions impact biomarkers of child health?: A state-of-the-science narrative review

ADW Sullivan, D Roubinov, AN Noroña-Zhou… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Early life adversity is related to numerous poor health outcomes in childhood;
however, dyadic interventions that promote sensitive and responsive caregiving may protect …

Variation in early-life telomere dynamics in a long-lived bird: links to environmental conditions and survival

H Watson, M Bolton… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Conditions experienced during early life can have profound consequences for both short-
and long-term fitness. Variation in the natal environment has been shown to influence …

Age and heat stress as determinants of telomere length in a long-lived fish, the Siberian sturgeon

R Simide, F Angelier, S Gaillard… - Physiological and …, 2016 - journals.uchicago.edu
Telomeres shorten at each cell division due to the end-replication problem but also in
response to oxidative stress. Consequently, telomeres shorten with age in many …

[HTML][HTML] Repeated stressors in adulthood increase the rate of biological ageing

M Hau, MF Haussmann, TJ Greives, C Matlack… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - Springer
Background Individuals of the same age can differ substantially in the degree to which they
have accumulated tissue damage, akin to bodily wear and tear, from past experiences. This …

When does early‐life telomere length predict survival? A case study and meta‐analysis

JR Eastwood, A Dupoué, K Delhey… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Suboptimal conditions during development can shorten telomeres, the protective DNA caps
on the end of chromosomes. Shorter early‐life telomere length (TL) can indicate reduced …