hi will! i just caught this paper that you may find relevant to your work here. I just read the abstract (last line): “Overall, our study suggests that the majority of between‐individual variation in adult telomere length is consistent across adult life, and that a smaller part of the variation can be explained by dynamic factors, such as reproduction.” in adult common terns (a seabird) across a ten-year period.
Bichet, C., Bouwhuis, S., Bauch, C., Verhulst, S., Becker, P.H. and Vedder, O. (2019), Telomere length is repeatable, shortens with age and reproductive success, and predicts remaining lifespan in a long?lived seabird. Mol Ecol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/mec.15331 <https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15331>
Thanks Jane—good find! This seems consistent with Melissa Bateson’s belief that telomere length is a more useful measure of welfare in juveniles than in adults
hi will! i just caught this paper that you may find relevant to your work here. I just read the abstract (last line): “Overall, our study suggests that the majority of between‐individual variation in adult telomere length is consistent across adult life, and that a smaller part of the variation can be explained by dynamic factors, such as reproduction.” in adult common terns (a seabird) across a ten-year period.
Bichet, C., Bouwhuis, S., Bauch, C., Verhulst, S., Becker, P.H. and Vedder,
O. (2019), Telomere length is repeatable, shortens with age and
reproductive success, and predicts remaining lifespan in a long?lived
seabird. Mol Ecol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/mec.15331
<https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15331>
Thanks Jane—good find! This seems consistent with Melissa Bateson’s belief that telomere length is a more useful measure of welfare in juveniles than in adults