ArticleEcology and evolution2017
Sexual signals reflect telomere dynamics in a wild bird.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The relationship between telomere length and mortality risk in non-model vertebrate systems: a meta-analysis.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Pooled it
- Telomere Length at Recruitment Predicts Lifespan and Lifetime Reproductive Success in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica).Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- No effect of testosterone or sexual ornamentation on telomere dynamics: A case study and meta-analyses.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Telomere lengths correlate with fitness but assortative mating by telomeres confers no benefit to fledgling recruitment.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- No sex differences in adult telomere length across vertebrates: a meta-analysis.Royal Society open science · 2020Article
- Antioxidant supplementation slows telomere shortening in free-living white stork chicks.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
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- Geolocator deployment reduces return rate, alters selection, and impacts demography in a small songbird.PloS one · 2018Article
- Does oxidative stress shorten telomeresBiology letters · 2017Review
- Sexual signals reflect telomere dynamics in a wild bird.Ecology and evolution · 2017Article
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Abstract
Telomere dynamics in natural populations have been linked to survival, reproduction, and energetic investment. Given their putative role in mediating life-history trade-offs, telomeres are also a likely candidate for maintaining honesty in sexually selected signals; few studies to date, however, have demonstrated a correlation between sexual signals and telomere dynamics. Here, we show that plumage coloration in male common yellowthroats (
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