Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird
Changes in telomere length are believed to reflect changes in physiological state and life expectancy in animals. However, much remains unknown about the determinants of telomere dynamics in wild populations, and specifically the influence of conditions during highly mobile life-history stages, for...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/588899 2024-01-21T10:10:01+01:00 Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird Schultner, Jannik Moe, Børge Chastel, Olivier Bech, Claus Kitaysky, Alexander S. 2014 text/html https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/migration-and-stress-during-reproduction-govern-telomere-dynamics https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0889 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/556450 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/migration-and-stress-during-reproduction-govern-telomere-dynamics doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.0889 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Biology Letters 10 (2014) 1 ISSN: 1744-9561 Breeding Carry-over Migratory behaviour Overwintering Seasonal effects Telomeres info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2014 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0889 2023-12-27T23:14:43Z Changes in telomere length are believed to reflect changes in physiological state and life expectancy in animals. However, much remains unknown about the determinants of telomere dynamics in wild populations, and specifically the influence of conditions during highly mobile life-history stages, for example migration.We testedwhether telomere dynamicswere associated with migratory behaviour and/orwith stress during reproduction in free-living seabirds. We induced short-term stress during reproduction in chick-rearing, black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), tracked winter migration with geolocators and measured telomere length before and after winter migration. We found that time spent at wintering grounds correlated with reduced telomere loss, while stress during reproduction accelerated telomere shortening. Our results suggest that different life-history stages interact to influence telomere length, and that migratory patterns may be important determinants of variation in an individual's telomere dynamics. Article in Journal/Newspaper rissa tridactyla Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Biology Letters 10 1 20130889 |
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Breeding Carry-over Migratory behaviour Overwintering Seasonal effects Telomeres Schultner, Jannik Moe, Børge Chastel, Olivier Bech, Claus Kitaysky, Alexander S. Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird |
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Changes in telomere length are believed to reflect changes in physiological state and life expectancy in animals. However, much remains unknown about the determinants of telomere dynamics in wild populations, and specifically the influence of conditions during highly mobile life-history stages, for example migration.We testedwhether telomere dynamicswere associated with migratory behaviour and/orwith stress during reproduction in free-living seabirds. We induced short-term stress during reproduction in chick-rearing, black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), tracked winter migration with geolocators and measured telomere length before and after winter migration. We found that time spent at wintering grounds correlated with reduced telomere loss, while stress during reproduction accelerated telomere shortening. Our results suggest that different life-history stages interact to influence telomere length, and that migratory patterns may be important determinants of variation in an individual's telomere dynamics. |
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Schultner, Jannik Moe, Børge Chastel, Olivier Bech, Claus Kitaysky, Alexander S. |
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Schultner, Jannik Moe, Børge Chastel, Olivier Bech, Claus Kitaysky, Alexander S. |
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Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird |
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Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird |
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Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird |
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Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird |
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Migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird |
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migration and stress during reproduction govern telomere dynamics in a seabird |
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