Organismal stress, telomeres and life histories

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-66

  Monaghan, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Glucocorticoids; Longevity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL; BIRD; BLOOD; CHICKEN; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FINCH; GENETICS; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; REVIEW; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

BIRDS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LONGEVITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHICKENS; ENVIRONMENT; FINCHES; GENETIC FITNESS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LONGEVITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

EID: 84896539696     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.090043     Document Type: Review

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