The association between stressors and telomeres in non‐human vertebrates: a meta‐analysis

M Chatelain, SM Drobniak, M Szulkin - Ecology letters, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Animal response to stressors such as harsh environmental conditions and demanding
biological processes requires energy generated through increased mitochondrial activity …

The relationship between telomere length and mortality risk in non-model vertebrate systems: a meta-analysis

RV Wilbourn, JP Moatt, H Froy… - … of the Royal …, 2018‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Telomere length (TL) has become a biomarker of increasing interest within ecology and
evolutionary biology, and has been found to predict subsequent survival in some recent …

Oxidative stress and hormesis in evolutionary ecology and physiology

D Costantini - A marriage between mechanistic and evolutionary …, 2014‏ - Springer
Research programmes on oxidative stress and hormesis are wide ranging. Biomedical and
toxicological sciences have traditionally centralised such research, but in the last years we …

Nestling telomere shortening, but not telomere length, reflects developmental stress and predicts survival in wild birds

JJ Boonekamp, GA Mulder… - … of the Royal …, 2014‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Developmental stressors often have long-term fitness consequences, but linking offspring
traits to fitness prospects has remained a challenge. Telomere length predicts mortality in …

Do glucocorticoids mediate the link between environmental conditions and telomere dynamics in wild vertebrates? A review

F Angelier, D Costantini, P Blévin, O Chastel - General and comparative …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology

DH Nussey, D Baird, E Barrett, W Boner… - Methods in Ecology …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Telomeres play a fundamental role in the protection of chromosomal DNA and in the
regulation of cellular senescence. Recent work in human epidemiology and evolutionary …

Stress exposure in early post-natal life reduces telomere length: an experimental demonstration in a long-lived seabird

KA Herborn, BJ Heidinger, W Boner… - … of the Royal …, 2014‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Exposure to stressors early in life is associated with faster ageing and reduced longevity.
One important mechanism that could underlie these late life effects is increased telomere …

Urban environment shortens telomere length in nestling great tits, Parus major

P Salmon, JF Nilsson, A Nord, S Bensch… - Biology …, 2016‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Urban environments are expanding rapidly, and with urbanization come both challenges
and opportunities for wildlife. Challenges include combating the anthropogenic disturbances …

Biological clocks as age estimation markers in animals: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

LS Le Clercq, A Kotzé, JP Grobler… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Traffic noise exposure affects telomere length in nestling house sparrows

A Meillère, F Brischoux, C Ribout… - Biology …, 2015‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
In a consistently urbanizing world, anthropogenic noise has become almost omnipresent,
and there are increasing evidence that high noise levels can have major impacts on wildlife …