The association between stressors and telomeres in non‐human vertebrates: a meta‐analysis
Animal response to stressors such as harsh environmental conditions and demanding
biological processes requires energy generated through increased mitochondrial activity …
biological processes requires energy generated through increased mitochondrial activity …
Sex‐specific aging in animals: perspective and future directions
Sex differences in aging occur in many animal species, and they include sex differences in
lifespan, in the onset and progression of age‐associated decline, and in physiological and …
lifespan, in the onset and progression of age‐associated decline, and in physiological and …
Gut microbiome composition, not alpha diversity, is associated with survival in a natural vertebrate population
Background The vertebrate gut microbiome (GM) can vary substantially across individuals
within the same natural population. Although there is evidence linking the GM to health in …
within the same natural population. Although there is evidence linking the GM to health in …
Philopatry yields higher fitness than dispersal in a cooperative breeder with sex-specific life history trajectories
Social evolution is tightly linked to dispersal decisions, but the ecological and social factors
selecting for philopatry or dispersal often remain obscure. Elucidating selection mechanisms …
selecting for philopatry or dispersal often remain obscure. Elucidating selection mechanisms …
Senescence: why and where selection gradients might not decline with age
M Roper, P Capdevila… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Patterns of ageing across the tree of life are much more diverse than previously thought. Yet,
we still do not adequately understand how, why and where across the tree of life a particular …
we still do not adequately understand how, why and where across the tree of life a particular …
Immunogenetic variation shapes the gut microbiome in a natural vertebrate population
Background The gut microbiome (GM) can influence many biological processes in the host,
impacting its health and survival, but the GM can also be influenced by the host's traits. In …
impacting its health and survival, but the GM can also be influenced by the host's traits. In …
Longitudinal gut microbiome dynamics in relation to age and senescence in a wild animal population
In humans, gut microbiome (GM) differences are often correlated with, and sometimes
causally implicated in, ageing. However, it is unclear how these findings translate in wild …
causally implicated in, ageing. However, it is unclear how these findings translate in wild …
DNA methylation as a tool to explore ageing in wild roe deer populations
DNA methylation‐based biomarkers of ageing (epigenetic clocks) promise to lead to new
insights into evolutionary biology of ageing. Relatively little is known about how the natural …
insights into evolutionary biology of ageing. Relatively little is known about how the natural …
Ageing and sociality: why, when and how does sociality change ageing patterns?
Individual lifespans vary tremendously between and also within species, but the proximate
and ultimate causes of different ageing speeds are still not well understood. Sociality …
and ultimate causes of different ageing speeds are still not well understood. Sociality …
Telomere heritability and parental age at conception effects in a wild avian population
AM Sparks, LG Spurgin, M van der Velde… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Individual variation in telomere length is predictive of health and mortality risk across a
range of species. However, the relative influence of environmental and genetic variation on …
range of species. However, the relative influence of environmental and genetic variation on …