Following the discoveries of telomeres and of their implications in terms of health and
ageing, there has been a growing interest into the study of telomere dynamics in wild …

Evolutionary biology and biomedicine have seen a surge of recent interest in the possibility
that telomeres play a role in life-history trade-offs and ageing. Here, I evaluate alternative …

Recovery from infection is not always complete, and mild chronic infection may persist.
Although the direct costs of such infections are apparently small, the potential for any long …

Various biological attributes associated with individual fitness in animals change predictably
over the lifespan of an organism. Therefore, the study of animal ecology and the work of …

Individual differences in telomere length have been linked to survival and senescence.
Understanding the heritability of telomere length can provide important insight into individual …

The prediction that telomere length (TL) shortens with increasing age is a major element in
considering the role of telomeres as a key player in evolution. While telomere attrition is …

Urban environments are expanding rapidly, and with urbanization come both challenges
and opportunities for wildlife. Challenges include combating the anthropogenic disturbances …

The idea that there is an impenetrable barrier that separates the germline and soma has
shaped much thinking in evolutionary biology and in many other disciplines. However …

Telomeres are protective caps at the end of eukaryotic chromosomes that shorten with age
and in response to stressful or resource‐demanding conditions. Their length predicts …

Individual variation in survival probability due to differential responses to early‐life
environmental conditions is important in the evolution of life histories and senescence. A …