Short telomeres confer risk of degenerative diseases. Chronic psychological stress can lead
to disease through many pathways, and research from in vitro studies to human longitudinal …

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

Following the discoveries of telomeres and of their implications in terms of health and
ageing, there has been a growing interest into the study of telomere dynamics in wild …

Various biological attributes associated with individual fitness in animals change predictably
over the lifespan of an organism. Therefore, the study of animal ecology and the work of …

Highlights•Aggression in adults is shaped by early life experiences and other
factors.•Dominance hierarchies limit conflict escalation and maintain social stability.• …

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 …

Ageing is associated with profound changes in behaviour that could influence exposure and
susceptibility to infectious disease. As well as determining emergent patterns of infection …

Telomeres play a fundamental role in the maintenance of genomic integrity at a cellular
level, and average leukocyte telomere length (LTL) has been proposed as a biomarker of …

Although exposure to stressors is known to increase disease susceptibility and accelerate
ageing, evidence is accumulating that these effects can span more than one generation …

Individual variation in survival probability due to differential responses to early‐life
environmental conditions is important in the evolution of life histories and senescence. A …