The prediction that telomere length (TL) shortens with increasing age is a major element in
considering the role of telomeres as a key player in evolution. While telomere attrition is …

Studies on human telomeres have established that telomeres exert a significant influence on
lifespan and health of organisms. However, recent research has indicated that the original …

Comparative studies of mortality in the wild are necessary to understand the evolution of
aging; yet, ectothermic tetrapods are underrepresented in this comparative landscape …

The bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus (Catostomidae) is a freshwater fish native to North
America that is known for its longevity. During the 1970s, the bigmouth buffalo was recorded …

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

During the 1910s three buffalofish species (Catostomidae: Ictiobus cyprinellus, I. bubalus, I.
niger) were reared in ponds along the Mississippi River. Individuals of these buffalofishes …

Longevity is a defining, heritable trait that varies dramatically between species. To resolve
the genetic regulation of this trait, we have mined genomic variation in rockfishes, which …

The bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) is an iconic freshwater fish native to North
America that is in decline. Recent studies have revealed bigmouth buffalo exhibit a slow …

Despite decades of commercial harvest of bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) from
Jamestown Reservoir, North Dakota, and the recent rapid growth of sport bowfishing that …

The classical evolutionary theories of aging suggest that aging evolves due to insufficient
selective pressure against it. In these theories, declining selection pressure with age leads …