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 …

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 …

Climate warming is increasingly exposing wildlife to sublethal high temperatures, which may
lead to chronic impacts and reduced fitness. Telomere length (TL) may link heat exposure to …

Exposure to rising sublethal temperatures can affect development and somatic condition,
and thereby Darwinian fitness. In the context of climate warming, these changes could have …

Telomere length and telomere shortening predict survival in many organisms. This raises
the question of the contribution of genetic and environmental effects to variation in these …

Suboptimal conditions during development can shorten telomeres, the protective DNA caps
on the end of chromosomes. Shorter early‐life telomere length (TL) can indicate reduced …

Telomeres, the repetitive DNA regions that protect the ends of chromosomes, and their
shortening have been linked to key life history trade-offs among growth, reproduction and …

Telomeres are fascinating stretches of protective DNA that cap the chromosome ends of
eukaryotes. Without telomeres, during cell division and DNA replication, DNA repair proteins …

Predators affect the survival of developing young by eating them. More recently, the fear of
being eaten has been uncovered as a powerful driver of offspring survival reducing recruited …

Explaining variation in individual fitness is a key goal in evolutionary biology. Recently,
telomeres, repeating DNA sequences capping chromosome ends, have gained attention as …