Marco Parolini

Early‐Life Telomere Length Negatively Covaries With Brood Size and Father Age, and Predicts Long‐Term Survival in Male Barn Swallows ( Hirundo rustica )

Parental decisions on breeding, such as brood size and timing of reproduction, influence the early-life environment of the offspring, exposing them to variable levels of stressors, which in turn may affect their fitness. In this context, telomeres, conserved DNA sequences at chro...