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 …

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

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

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 …

Background Short telomeres are associated with chronic disease and early mortality. Recent
studies in adults suggest an association between telomere length and exposure to …

Parental stress often has long-term consequences for offspring. However, the mechanisms
underlying these effects and how they are shaped by conditions offspring subsequently …

An organism's energy budget is strongly related to resource consumption, performance, and
fitness. Hence, understanding the evolution of key energetic traits, such as basal metabolic …

An individual's telomere length early in life may reflect or contribute to key life‐history
processes sensitive to environmental variation. Yet, the relative importance of genetic and …

Among mammal species, almost all life-history traits are strongly size dependent. This size
dependence even occurs at a molecular level. For example, both telomere length and …