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

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 …

Reproduction, a basic property of biological life, entails costs for an organism, ultimately
detectable as reduction in survival prospects. Telomeres are an excellent candidate …

Telomeres are protective caps at the end of chromosomes, and their length is positively
correlated with individual health and lifespan across taxa. Longitudinal studies have …

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 have been advocated to be important markers of biological age in evolutionary
and ecological studies. Telomeres usually shorten with age and shortening is frequently …

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 …

Lifetime reproductive success (LRS) is what counts in terms of evolution, but investments in
reproduction entail costs for an organism. The idea that telomere dynamics may be shaped …

Haematophagous ectoparasites can directly affect the health of young animals by depleting
blood volume and reducing energetic resources available for growth and development. Less …

Telomere length (TL) is a biomarker hypothesized to capture evolutionarily and ecologically
important physiological costs of reproduction, infection and immunity. Few studies have …