Developmental telomere attrition predicts impulsive decision-making in adult starlings

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 282, Issue 1799, 2015, Pages

  Bateson, Melissa ^a   Brilot, Ben O ^a,c   Gillespie, Robert ^b   Monaghan, Pat ^b   Nettle, Daniel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body condition; European starling; Impulsivity; Self control; State dependent decision making; Telomere dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; BIOMARKER; BODY CONDITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; STARLING; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; DECISION MAKING; GENETICS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; STARLINGS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84920982669     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2140     Document Type: Article

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