Cargando…

Does Reproductive Investment Decrease Telomere Length in Menidia menidia?

Given finite resources, intense investment in one life history trait is expected to reduce investment in others. Although telomere length appears to be strongly tied to age in many taxa, telomere maintenance requires energy. We therefore hypothesize that telomere maintenance may trade off against ot...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gao, Jin, Munch, Stephan B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4418813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25938489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125674