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

Telomeres are short repetitive DNA sequences capping the ends of chromosomes.
Telomere shortening occurs during cell division and may be accelerated by oxidative …

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 …

Heat waves are predicted to be detrimental for organismal physiology with costs for survival
that could be reflected in markers of biological state such as telomeres. Changes in early life …

Abstract Changes in telomere length are increasingly used to indicate species' response to
environmental stress across diverse taxa. Despite this broad use, few studies have explored …

The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis coordinates an organism's response to
environmental stress. The responsiveness and sensitivity of an offspring's stress response …

Many songbirds begin active incubation after laying their penultimate egg, resulting in
synchronous hatching of the clutch except for a last‐hatched individual (“runt”) that hatches …

The practice of 'catch and release'(C&R) angling confers a balance between animal welfare,
conservation efforts and preserving the socio-economic interests of recreational angling …

Life-history trade-offs are often documented and expected to play an important role in
shaping life-history strategies. However, the mechanisms that underlie these trade-offs are …

Individuals rarely, if ever, share equitable and optimal access to available energy in life, and
thus anthropologists have a long-standing interest in exploring intraspecific and temporal …