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

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 491-499

  Reichert, Sophie ^a,b   Criscuolo, François ^a,b   Zahn, Sandrine ^a,b   Arrivé, Mathilde ^a,b   Bize, Pierre ^c   Massemin, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Flight performance; Growth conditions; Oxidative stress; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

AGING; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FINCH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FINCHES; LONGEVITY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 84926319256     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.109942     Document Type: Article

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