Elevated reproduction does not affect telomere dynamics and oxidative stress

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2223-2233

  Sudyka, Joanna ^a   Casasole, Giulia ^a,b   Rutkowska, Joanna ^a   Cichoń, Mariusz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ageing; Antioxidant; Cost of reproduction; Low temperature; Oxidative damage; Songbird

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ANTIOXIDANT; BROOD SIZE; CHROMOSOME; DAMAGE; GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; TRADE-OFF;

AVES; PASSERI; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84990852262     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2226-8     Document Type: Article

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