Telomere lengths correlate with fitness but assortative mating by telomeres confers no benefit to fledgling recruitment

Abstract Assortative mating by telomere lengths has been observed in several bird species, and in some cases may increase fitness of individuals. Here we examined the relationship between telomere lengths of Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) mates, long-lived colonial seabirds with high annual divor...

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Autores principales: Rebecca C. Young, Alexander S. Kitaysky, Hugh M. Drummond
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/9cbc08031ce942269d29cbae321937a0
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