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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025

Unpredictable warm spells in winter increase blood cortisol level but lengthen telomeres in a seasonal rodent

Hanna Kletkiewicz, Krzysztof Kowalski, Jacek Kęsy, Paulina Trzeciak, Anna Nowak, Małgorzata Jefimow, Anna Przybylska-Piech

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hanna KletkiewiczDepartment of Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Krzysztof KowalskiDepartment of Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Jacek KęsyDepartment of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Paulina TrzeciakDepartment of Ecology and Biogeography, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Anna NowakDepartment of Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Małgorzata JefimowDepartment of Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.
Anna Przybylska-PiechDepartment of Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3646-3686

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global warming and the increased frequency of unpredictable weather events may disrupt the proper timing of seasonal adjustments of a phenotype. This may lead to the deterioration of the animal's condition and shorten its lifespan. We tested whether warm spells in winter affect the baseline and stress-induced cortisol level and leukocyte relative telomere length in two winter phenotypes of Siberian hamster,

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HydrocortisonePhodopusTelomereTelomere ShorteningAnimalsFemaleMalePhotoperiodSeasonsStress, PhysiologicalHydrocortisoneclimate changecortisolPhodopus sungorusstresstelomereswinter phenotypes

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PMID40527455
PMCPMC12173516

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