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Age, Sex, and Telomere Dynamics in a Long-Lived Seabird with Male-Biased Parental Care
The examination of telomere dynamics is a recent technique in ecology for assessing physiological state and age-related traits from individuals of unknown age. Telomeres shorten with age in most species and are expected to reflect physiological state, reproductive investment, and chronological age....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3762738/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24023967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074931 |