ArticleFrontiers in zoology2018
Timing matters: traffic noise accelerates telomere loss rate differently across developmental stages.
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- A review and meta-analysis: Cross-tissue telomere length correlations in healthy humans.Ageing research reviews · 2023Pooled it
- An experimental test of chronic traffic noise exposure on parental behaviour and reproduction in zebra finches.Biology open · 2022Pooled it
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- New Perspectives on Avian Models for Studies of Basic Aging Processes.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Traffic noise disrupts vocal development and suppresses immune function.Science advances · 2021Article
- Impact of noise on development, physiological stress and behavioural patterns in larval zebrafish.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Accelerated Aging and Age-Related Diseases (CVD and Neurological) Due to Air Pollution and Traffic Noise Exposure.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Short-term exposure to unmanned aerial vehicles does not alter stress responses in breeding tree swallows.Conservation physiology · 2020Article
- Traffic noise exposure depresses plasma corticosterone and delays offspring growth in breeding zebra finches.Conservation physiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundNoise pollution is one of the leading environmental health risks for humans, linked to a myriad of stress-related health problems. Yet little is known about the long-term effects of noise on the health and fitness of wildlife. We experimentally investigated the direct and cross-generational effects of traffic noise on telomeres; a measure of cellular ageing that is predictive of disease and longevity in humans and other organisms. We exposed zebra finches (
resultsAlthough there was no significant effect of traffic noise exposure at early (pre-fledging) stages of offspring telomere length or loss rate, traffic noise exposure accelerated telomere loss in older (post-fledging) juveniles.
conclusionsThe age-dependent differences found in this study in telomere loss could occur if parents buffer younger offspring against the detrimental effects of noise exposure and/or if younger offspring are less sensitive to noise exposure. Telomere length during early life has been shown to be positively related to lifespan and the observed noise-induced increase of telomere attrition rate could reduce the fitness of the affected birds and potentially alter the population dynamics of birds in noise polluted areas. Our data highlight the need to consider the developmental stage of an organism to better understand the ecological consequences of anthropogenic change.
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