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Telomere length and antioxidant defense associate with parasite-induced retarded growth in wild brown trout.
Oecologia - 1 Nov 2017
Stauffer Janina, Bruneaux Matthieu, Panda Bineet, Visse Marko, Vasemägi Anti, Ilmonen Petteri
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Early growth conditions can have profound impacts on individuals' development, growth and physiology, with subsequent long-term consequences for individuals' fitness and life expectancy. Telomere length (TL) has been suggested to indicate both individual fitness and life expectancy in wide range of species, as the telomere attrition rate at early age can be accelerated due to exposure to various stressors,...
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