Increased brood size leads to persistent eroded telomeres

Increased brood size leads to persistent eroded telomeres

Costs of reproduction can be divided in mandatory costs coming from physiological, metabolic and anatomical changes required to sustain reproduction itself, and in investment-dependent costs that are likely to become apparent when reproductive efforts are exceeding what organisms were prepared to su...

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Main Authors: Sophie eReichert, Antoine eStier, Sandrine eZahn, Mathilde eArrive, Pierre eBize, Sylvie eMassemin, François eCriscuolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Aging
Oxidative Stress
Telomere
bird
Zebra finch
cost of reproduction
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2014.00009/full

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