Animal response to stressors such as harsh environmental conditions and demanding
biological processes requires energy generated through increased mitochondrial activity …

According to recent empirical studies, reproductive senescence, the decline in reproductive
success with increasing age, seems to be nearly ubiquitous in the wild. However, a clear …

We review the evolutionary ecology and genetics of telomeres in taxa that cannot elevate
their body temperature to a preferred level through metabolism but do so by basking or …

Research on telomeres in the fields of ecology and evolution has been rapidly expanding
over the last two decades. This has resulted in the formulation of a multitude of, often name …

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

Ageing and sexual selection are intimately linked. There is by now compelling evidence
from studies performed across diverse organisms that males allocating resources to mating …

The complexity of the physiological phenotype currently prevents us from identifying an
integrative measure to assess how the internal state and environmental conditions modify …

Life-history strategies vary dramatically between the sexes, which may drive divergence in
sex-specific senescence and mortality rates. Telomeres are tandem nucleotide repeats that …

In many mammalian species, females live on average longer than males. In humans,
women have consistently longer telomeres than men, and this has led to speculation that …

Telomere dynamics in natural populations have been linked to survival, reproduction, and
energetic investment. Given their putative role in mediating life‐history trade‐offs, telomeres …