Timing matters: traffic noise accelerates telomere loss rate differently across developmental stages

Abstract Background Noise pollution is one of the leading environmental health risks for humans, linked to a myriad of stress-related health problems. Yet little is known about the long-term effects of noise on the health and fitness of wildlife. We experimentally investigated the direct and cross-g...

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Main Authors: A. M. Dorado-Correa, S.A. Zollinger, B. Heidinger, H. Brumm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-018-0275-8