Telomere‐induced selection could take place if telomere‐associated disease risk shortens
reproductive life span and differently reduces relative fitness among individuals. Some of …

The seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons (Syngnathidae) are among the few vertebrates
in which pregnant males incubate developing embryos. Syngnathids are popular in studies …

For sexually reproducing species, functionally competent sperm are critical to reproduction.
While high atmospheric temperatures are known to influence the timing of breeding, …

Human-induced climate change is occurring rapidly. Ectothermic organisms are particularly
vulnerable to these temperature changes due to their reliance on environmental temperature…

Life-history strategies vary dramatically between the sexes, which may drive divergence in
sex-specific senescence and mortality rates. Telomeres are tandem nucleotide repeats that …

Multiple paternity is ubiquitous within the polyphyletic group called ‘reptiles', especially
within the lizards and snakes. Therefore, the probability of sperm competition occurring, and …

Ectotherms are classic models for understanding life‐history tradeoffs, including the
reproduction–somatic maintenance tradeoffs that may be reflected in telomere length and their …

During the spring emergence of red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) in
Manitoba, Canada, the operational sex ratio is strongly skewed towards males, who scramble …

Sexual conflict over mating can result in sex-specific morphologies and behaviours that allow
each sex to exert control over the outcome of reproduction. Genital traits, in particular, are …

Telomeres in human fibroblasts shorten progressively during in vitro culturing and trigger
replicative senescence. Furthermore, shortened telomeres can be used as biomarkers of …