Oxidative stress as a cost of reproduction: Beyond the simplistic trade‐off model
The idea that oxidative stress may underpin life history trade‐offs has become extremely
popular. However, experimental support for the concept has proved equivocal. It has …
popular. However, experimental support for the concept has proved equivocal. It has …
The free‐radical damage theory: accumulating evidence against a simple link of oxidative stress to ageing and lifespan
Recent work on a small European cave salamander (Proteus anguinus) has revealed that it
has exceptional longevity, yet it appears to have unexceptional defences against oxidative …
has exceptional longevity, yet it appears to have unexceptional defences against oxidative …
Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs
Life‐history theory concerns the trade‐offs that mold the patterns of investment by animals
between reproduction, growth, and survival. It is widely recognized that physiology plays a …
between reproduction, growth, and survival. It is widely recognized that physiology plays a …
Assessing the sensitivity of seabird populations to adverse effects from tidal stream turbines and wave energy devices
Abstract Furness, RW, Wade, HM, Robbins, AMC, and Masden, EA 2012. Assessing the
sensitivity of seabird populations to adverse effects from tidal stream turbines and wave …
sensitivity of seabird populations to adverse effects from tidal stream turbines and wave …
Oxidative damage increases with reproductive energy expenditure and is reduced by food-supplementation
A central principle in life-history theory is that reproductive effort negatively affects survival.
Costs of reproduction are thought to be physiologically based, but the underlying …
Costs of reproduction are thought to be physiologically based, but the underlying …
Age‐related variation in energy expenditure in a long‐lived bird within the envelope of an energy ceiling
Energy expenditure in wild animals can be limited (i) intrinsically by physiological processes
that constrain an animal's capacity to use energy,(ii) extrinsically by energy availability in the …
that constrain an animal's capacity to use energy,(ii) extrinsically by energy availability in the …
A conceptual framework for clutch-size evolution in songbirds
TE Martin - The American Naturalist, 2014 - journals.uchicago.edu
Causes of evolved differences in clutch size among songbird species remain debated. I
propose a new conceptual framework that integrates aspects of traditional life-history theory …
propose a new conceptual framework that integrates aspects of traditional life-history theory …
The energetic cost of parasitism in a wild population
Parasites have profound fitness effects on their hosts, yet these are often sub-lethal, making
them difficult to understand and quantify. A principal sub-lethal mechanism that reduces …
them difficult to understand and quantify. A principal sub-lethal mechanism that reduces …
Resting and daily energy expenditures during reproduction are adjusted in opposite directions in free‐living birds
Reproduction is energetically expensive, and daily energy expenditure (DEE) often peaks
during the period of rearing young. The 'potentiation'hypothesis predicts that high DEE …
during the period of rearing young. The 'potentiation'hypothesis predicts that high DEE …
Thyroid hormones correlate with basal metabolic rate but not field metabolic rate in a wild bird species
Thyroid hormones (TH) are known to stimulate in vitro oxygen consumption of tissues in
mammals and birds. Hence, in many laboratory studies a positive relationship between TH …
mammals and birds. Hence, in many laboratory studies a positive relationship between TH …