Stress-related changes in leukocyte profiles and telomere shortening in the shortest-lived tetrapod, Furcifer labordi.
Falk EckhardtAngela PaulinyNicky RollingsFrank MutschmannMats OlssonCornelia KrausPeter M KappelerPublished in: BMC evolutionary biology (2020)
We suggest that environmental stress and the corresponding accelerated telomere attrition have profound effects on the lifespan of F. labordi in the wild, and identify physiological mechanisms potentially driving their relatively early senescence and mortality.