Journal
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
Volume 101, Issue 3, Pages 241-244Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-014-1142-x
Keywords
Gambusia holbrooki; Life history; Telomeres; Growth
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- Australian Research Council
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Telomeric attrition has repeatedly been found to correlate with the ageing of organisms; however, recent research is increasingly showing that the determinants of attrition dynamics are not well understood. This study examined the relative telomere lengths in Eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, kept at different temperatures and at different ages. Newly born fry were randomly selected for one of four treatment groups: 20, 30, 20-30, and 30-20 A degrees C, where the third and fourth treatment groups were gradually changed from their starting temperature to their final temperature between days 10 and 14. Telomere length was measured, and it was found that length decreased with age and that fish exposed to the 20 A degrees C treatment had significantly shorter telomeres than those that received the 30-20 A degrees C treatment. Telomeric attrition with age agrees with results previously found in studies of telomeres; however, the variation in attrition with temperature was not simply predictable and may be the synergistic effects of temperature and some other factor.
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