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Telomeres shorten and then lengthen before fledging in Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)
For all species, finite metabolic resources must be allocated toward three competing systems: maintenance, reproduction, and growth. Telomeres, the nucleoprotein tips of chromosomes, which shorten with age in most species, are correlated with increased survival. Chick growth is energetically costly...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Impact Journals LLC
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5361676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28186493 http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.101172 |