Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology

Telomeres play a fundamental role in the protection of chromosomal DNA and in the regulation of cellular senescence. Recent work in human epidemiology and evolutionary ecology suggests adult telomere length (TL) may reflect past physiological stress and predict subsequent morbidity and mortality, in...

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Main Authors: Nussey, Daniel H, Baird, Duncan, Barrett, Emma, Boner, Winnie, Fairlie, Jennifer, Gemmell, Neil, Hartmann, Nils, Horn, Thorsten, Haussmann, Mark, Olsson, Mats, Turbill, Chris, Verhulst, Simon, Zahn, Sandrine, Monaghan, Pat
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375921/