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

Much telomere loss takes place during the period of most rapid growth when cell
proliferation and potentially energy expenditure are high. Fast growth is linked to reduced …

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 …

Progress in improving animal welfare is currently limited by the lack of objective methods for
assessing lifetime experience. I propose that telomere attrition, a cellular biomarker of …

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 …

This study aimed to decrease the production cost and increase tilapia yield with a feeding
regime. The trial was divided into four treatments with three replications followed by the …

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

Telomere length is increasingly used as a biomarker of long‐term somatic state and future
survival prospects. While most studies have overlooked this aspect, biological …

Telomeres shorten at each cell division due to the end-replication problem but also in
response to oxidative stress. Consequently, telomeres shorten with age in many …

A larger body size confers many benefits, such as increased reproductive success, ability to
evade predators and increased competitive ability and social status. However, individuals …