Short telomeres confer risk of degenerative diseases. Chronic psychological stress can lead
to disease through many pathways, and research from in vitro studies to human longitudinal …

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

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 …

Stress exposure can leave long-term footprints within the organism, like in telomeres (TLs),
protective chromosome caps that shorten during cell replication and following exposure to …

Telomeres are DNA structures that protect chromosome ends. However, telomeres shorten
during cell replication and at critically low lengths can reduce cell replicative potential …

Understanding individual‐level variation in response to the environment is fundamental to
understanding life‐history evolution and population dynamics. Telomeres, the protective …

Many seabird species undergo extensive seasonal migrations, often across large marine
ecosystems or between marine areas under different national jurisdictions. With the …

In wild vertebrates, some individuals survive and reproduce better than others and this has
led to the concept of individual quality. Despite its importance when studying ecological …

Individuals in free‐living animal populations generally differ substantially in reproductive
success, lifespan and other fitness‐related traits, but the molecular mechanisms underlying …

Telomeres are DNA-protein complexes located at the end of chromosomes, which play an
important role in maintaining the genomic integrity. Telomeres shorten at each cell division …