Telomere attrition is considered a hallmark of ageing. Untangling the proximate causes of
telomere attrition may therefore reveal important aspects about the ageing process. In a …

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 …

Hibernation is linked with various hypotheses to explain the extended lifespan of hibernating
mammals compared with their non-hibernating counterparts. Studies on telomeres, markers …

Ageing refers to the loss of organismal functionality with age, a process that is characterised
by decreased reproduction and survival probability. In natural populations, it is expected that …

Telomeres, the nucleotide sequences that protect the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes,
shorten with each cell division and telomere loss may be influenced by environmental …

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 …

The accelerating pace of global biodiversity loss is exacerbated by habitat fragmentation
and subsequent inbreeding in small populations. To address this problem, conservation …

Early‐life conditions impact fitness, but whether the combined effect of extrinsic stressors is
additive or synergistic is not well known. This is a major knowledge gap because exposure …

Mercury is a heavy metal, which is pervasive and persistent in the marine environment. It
bioaccumulates within organisms and biomagnifies in the marine food chain. Due to its high …

Recent developments in telomere and cancer evolutionary ecology demonstrate a very
complex relationship between the need of tissue repair and controlling the emergence of …