Impacts of rising temperatures and water acidification on the oxidative status and immune system of aquatic ectothermic vertebrates: A meta-analysis

S Messina, D Costantini, M Eens - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Species persistence in the Anthropocene is dramatically threatened by global climate
change. Large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from human activities are driving …

Ecological responses of squamate reptiles to nocturnal warming

A Rutschmann, C Perry, JF Le Galliard… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nocturnal temperatures are increasing at a pace exceeding diurnal temperatures in most
parts of the world. The role of warmer nocturnal temperatures in animal ecology has …

Lizards from warm and declining populations are born with extremely short telomeres

A Dupoué, P Blaimont, F Angelier… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Aging is the price to pay for acquiring and processing energy through cellular activity and life
history productivity. Climate warming can exacerbate the inherent pace of aging, as …

Longitudinal telomere dynamics within natural lifespans of a wild bird

ML Pepke, T Kvalnes, J Wright, YG Araya-Ajoy… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Telomeres, the nucleotide sequences that protect the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes,
shorten with each cell division and telomere loss may be influenced by environmental …

Oxidative stress mediates the impact of heatwaves on survival, growth and immune status in a lizard

Q Zhang, XZ Han, P Burraco… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change often includes increases in the occurrence of extreme environmental
events. Among these, heatwaves affect the pace of life and performance of wildlife …

Telomere DNA length regulation is influenced by seasonal temperature differences in short-lived but not in long-lived reef-building corals

A Rouan, M Pousse, N Djerbi, B Porro… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Telomeres are environment-sensitive regulators of health and aging. Here, we present
telomere DNA length analysis of two reef-building coral genera revealing that the long-and …

Telomere length, oxidative stress and their links with growth and survival in a lizard facing climate warming

Q Zhang, XZ Han, P Burraco, X Hao, LW Teng… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Higher temperatures enhance ectothermic metabolism and development, which can reduce
individual health and life expectancy, and therefore increase their vulnerability to climate …

Ageing across the great divide: tissue transformation, organismal growth and temperature shape telomere dynamics through the metamorphic transition

P Burraco, M Hernandez-Gonzalez… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Telomere attrition is considered a useful indicator of cellular and whole-organism ageing
rate. While approximately 80% of animal species undergo metamorphosis that includes …

Large mammal telomere length variation across ecoregions

C Fohringer, F Hoelzl, AM Allen, C Cayol… - BMC ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Telomere length provides a physiological proxy for accumulated stress in
animals. While there is a growing consensus over how telomere dynamics and their patterns …

[HTML][HTML] Ammonium effects on oxidative stress, telomere length, and locomotion across life stages of an anuran from habitats with contrasting land-use histories

FJ Zamora-Camacho, P Burraco… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanistic implications behind wildlife responses to global changes is
a central topic in eco-evolutionary research. In particular, anthropic pollution is known to …