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Effects of developmental conditions on growth, stress and telomeres in black-legged kittiwake chicks.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2017
Young Rebecca C, Welcker Jorg, Barger Christopher P, Hatch Scott A, Merkling Thomas, Kitaiskaia Evgenia V, Haussmann Mark F, Kitaysky Alexander S
Abstract excerpt
Early-life conditions can drive ageing patterns and life history strategies throughout the lifespan. Certain social, genetic and nutritional developmental conditions are more likely to produce high-quality offspring: those with good likelihood of recruitment and productivity. Here, we call such conditions "favoured states" and explore their relationship with physiological variables during development in a...
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