Red blood cells open promising avenues for longitudinal studies of ageing in laboratory, non-model and wild animals

A Stier, S Reichert, F Criscuolo, P Bize - Experimental gerontology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ageing is characterized by a progressive deterioration of multiple physiological and
molecular pathways, which impair organismal performance and increase risks of death with …

Polystyrene microplastics mediate inflammatory responses in the chicken thymus by Nrf2/NF-κB pathway and trigger autophagy and apoptosis

J Li, K Yin, L Hou, Y Zhang, H Lu, C Ma… - Environmental Toxicology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a hot environmental contaminant now. However, researchers paid
little attention to their effects on immune organs such as the thymus. Here, we exposed …

[HTML][HTML] Thyroid disruption and oxidative stress in American kestrels following embryonic exposure to the alternative flame retardants, EHTBB and TBPH

C Goodchild, NK Karouna-Renier, PFP Henry… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Brominated flame retardant chemicals, such as 2-ethylhexyl-2, 3, 4, 5-tetrabromobenzoate
(EHTBB)(CAS#: 183658–27-7) and bis (2-ethylhexyl)-2, 3, 4, 5-tetrabromophthalate …

Effects of the urban environment on oxidative stress in early life: insights from a cross-fostering experiment

P Salmón, H Watson, A Nord… - … and Comparative Biology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
As urban areas expand rapidly worldwide, wildlife is exposed to a wide range of novel
environmental stressors, such as increased air pollution and artificial light at night. Birds in …

Alternative reproductive tactics, sperm mobility and oxidative stress in Carollia perspicillata (Seba's short-tailed bat)

NJ Fasel, C Wesseling, AA Fernandez, A Vallat… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2017 - Springer
In social systems with alternative reproductive tactics, sneakers face a higher level of sperm
competition than harem males and hence are predicted to allocate more resources to …

Oxidative stress during courtship affects male and female reproductive effort differentially in a wild bird with biparental care

B Montoya, M Valverde, E Rojas… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Oxidative stress has been suggested as one of the physiological mechanisms modulating
reproductive effort, including investment in mate choice. Here, we evaluated whether …

Reproductive effort and oxidative stress: effects of offspring sex and number on the physiological state of a long‐lived bird

T Merkling, P Blanchard, O Chastel… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals must trade‐off between energetically costly activities to maximize their fitness.
However, the underlying physiological mechanism remains elusive. Oxidative stress, the …

Diversity in Oxidative Status: Roles of Stress Response, Metabolism, Rhythmicity, and (Epi) Genetics

D Costantini - The Role of Organismal Oxidative Stress in the Ecology …, 2024 - Springer
Many studies documented significant individual or species differences in oxidative status
markers and resistance against oxidative stress over time and space. In this chapter, I have …

Standing variation and the capacity for change: are endocrine phenotypes more variable than other traits?

MC Miles, MN Vitousek, JF Husak… - Integrative and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Circulating steroid hormone levels exhibit high variation both within and between
individuals, leading some to hypothesize that these phenotypes are more variable than …

Environmental drivers of growth and oxidative status during early life in a long-lived Antarctic seabird, the Adélie penguin

C Marciau, D Costantini, S Bestley… - Physiological and …, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
In vertebrates, developmental conditions can have long-term effects on individual
performance. It is increasingly recognized that oxidative stress could be one physiological …