Harsh conditions during early development influence telomere length in an altricial passerine: Links with oxidative stress and corticosteroids

Sibling competition and not maternal allocation drives differential offspring feeding in a sexually size-dimorphic bird

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Effects of developmental conditions on glucocorticoid concentrations in adulthood depend on sex and foraging conditions

(2017) Blanca Jimeno et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

lmerTest Package: Tests in Linear Mixed Effects Models

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Sex-Specific Effects of High Yolk Androgen Levels on Constitutive and Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Nestlings of an Altricial Passerine

(2017) Jaime Muriel et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Brood size, telomere length, and parent-offspring color signaling in barn swallows

(2016) Alessandra Costanzo et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

The relationship of telomere length to baseline corticosterone levels in nestlings of an altricial passerine bird in natural populations

(2016) Verónica Quirici et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Brood size constrains the development of endothermy in blue tits

(2016) Fredrik Andreasson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Parallel telomere shortening in multiple body tissues owing to malaria infection

(2016) Muhammad Asghar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Sex-dependent effects of nutrition on telomere dynamics in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

(2015) J. C. Noguera et al.   Biology Letters

Antioxidants safeguard telomeres in bold chicks

(2015) S.-Y. Kim et al.   Biology Letters

Context-dependent effects of yolk androgens on nestling growth and immune function in a multibrooded passerine

(2015) J. Muriel et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Ageing and reproduction: antioxidant supplementation alleviates telomere loss in wild birds

(2015) E. P. Badás et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Nest-dwelling ectoparasites reduce antioxidant defences in females and nestlings of a passerine: a field experiment

(2015) Jimena López-Arrabé et al.   OECOLOGIA

Measuring Oxidative Stress: The Confounding Effect of Lipid Concentration in Measures of Lipid Peroxidation

(2015) Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Hidden costs of infection: Chronic malaria accelerates telomere degradation and senescence in wild birds

(2015) M. Asghar et al.   SCIENCE

Psychological and metabolic stress: A recipe for accelerated cellular aging?

(2014) Elissa Epel   Hormones-International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Experimental pyrethroid treatment underestimates the effects of ectoparasites in cavity-nesting birds due to toxicity

(2014) Jimena López-Arrabé et al.   IBIS

Immediate and delayed effects of growth conditions on ageing parameters in nestling zebra finches

(2014) S. Reichert et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Chronic stress alters concentrations of corticosterone receptors in a tissue-specific manner in wild house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

(2014) C. R. Lattin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Telomere length and cortisol reactivity in children of depressed mothers

(2014) I H Gotlib et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Sex-specific effects of prenatal and postnatal nutritional conditions on the oxidative status of great tit nestlings

(2014) M. Giordano et al.   OECOLOGIA

An experimental demonstration that early-life competitive disadvantage accelerates telomere loss

(2014) D. Nettle et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Nestling telomere shortening, but not telomere length, reflects developmental stress and predicts survival in wild birds

(2014) J. J. Boonekamp et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Telomere length, non-breeding habitat and return rate in male American redstarts

(2013) Frédéric Angelier et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Effects of temperature and nest heat exposure on nestling growth, dehydration and survival in a Mediterranean hole-nesting passerine

(2013) Concepción Salaberria et al.   IBIS

Organismal stress, telomeres and life histories

(2013) P. Monaghan   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Bottom of the Heap: Having Heavier Competitors Accelerates Early-Life Telomere Loss in the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris

(2013) Daniel Nettle et al.   PLoS One

Empirical evaluation of humpback whale telomere length estimates; quality control and factors causing variability in the singleplex and multiplex qPCR methods

(2012) Morten Olsen et al.   BMC GENETICS

Hot topic: Association of telomere length with age, herd, and culling in lactating Holsteins

(2012) D.E. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Oxidative Stress Mediates Physiological Costs of Begging in Magpie (Pica pica) Nestlings

(2012) Gregorio Moreno-Rueda et al.   PLoS One

Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan

(2012) B. J. Heidinger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effects of brood size manipulation and common origin on phenotype and telomere length in nestling collared flycatchers

(2012) Marie Voillemot et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

The free-radical damage theory: Accumulating evidence against a simple link of oxidative stress to ageing and lifespan

(2011) John R. Speakman et al.   BIOESSAYS

Catching-up but telomere loss: half-opening the black box of growth and ageing trade-off in wild king penguin chicks

(2011) SYLVIE GEIGER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Effects of Sibling Competition on Growth, Oxidative Stress, and Humoral Immunity: A Two-Year Brood-Size Manipulation

(2011) Sophie Bourgeon et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Does cellular aging relate to patterns of allostasis?

(2011) A. Janet Tomiyama et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Embryonic exposure to corticosterone modifies the juvenile stress response, oxidative stress and telomere length

(2011) M. F. Haussmann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Quantitative genetic evidence for trade-off between growth and resistance to oxidative stress in a wild bird

(2010) Sin-Yeon Kim et al.   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

Oxidative stress as a life-history constraint: the role of reactive oxygen species in shaping phenotypes from conception to death

(2010) Neil B. Metcalfe et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Environmental Sensitivity in Relation to Size and Sex in Birds: Meta‐Regression Analysis

(2009) Kristopher S. Jones et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Confirmatory path analysis in a generalized multilevel context

(2009) Bill Shipley   ECOLOGY

Does high antioxidant capacity indicate low oxidative stress?

(2009) David Costantini et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Real-time quantitative PCR assay for measurement of avian telomeres

(2009) François Criscuolo et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Telomere dynamics rather than age predict life expectancy in the wild

(2009) P. Bize et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Telomere shortening and survival in free-living corvids

(2009) H. M. Salomons et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Oxidative stress in ecology and evolution: lessons from avian studies

(2008) David Costantini   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Maternal diet influences DNA damage, aortic telomere length, oxidative stress, and antioxidant defense capacity in rats

(2008) J. L. Tarry-Adkins et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

The evolution of senescence from a comparative perspective

(2008) R. E. Ricklefs   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Corticosterone in feathers is a long-term, integrated measure of avian stress physiology

(2008) G. R. Bortolotti et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Sex-specific effects of altered competition on nestling growth and survival: an experimental manipulation of brood size and sex ratio

(2008) Marion Nicolaus et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Increased sibling competition does not increase testosterone or corticosterone levels in nestlings of the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)

(2007) Diego Gil et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Early growth conditions, phenotypic development and environmental change

(2007) P. Monaghan   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Adaptive developmental plasticity in growing nestlings: sibling competition induces differential gape growth

(2007) D. Gil et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES