%ABae, Junsoo [Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Aiken SC USA, Augusta University Augusta GA USA]%ABertucci, Emily [Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Aiken SC USA, Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia Athens GA USA]%ABock, Samantha [Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Aiken SC USA, Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia Athens GA USA]%AHale, Matthew [Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Aiken SC USA, Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia Athens GA USA]%AMoore, Jameel [Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Aiken SC USA, Benedict College Columbia SC USA]%AWilkinson, Phil [Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Georgetown SC USA]%ARainwater, Thomas [Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Georgetown SC USA, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology &, Forest Science Clemson University Georgetown SC USA]%ABowden, John [Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida Gainesville FL USA]%AKoal, Therese [Biocrates Life Sciences AG Innsbruck Austria]%APhamTuan, Hai [Biocrates Life Sciences AG Innsbruck Austria]%AParrott, Benjamin [Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Aiken SC USA, Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia Athens GA USA]%BJournal Name: Molecular Ecology; Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 23; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-08-19 21:01:44 %D2021%IWiley-Blackwell %JJournal Name: Molecular Ecology; Journal Volume: 31; Journal Issue: 23; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-08-19 21:01:44 %K %MOSTI ID: 10366035 %PMedium: X %TIntrinsic and extrinsic factors interact during development to influence telomere length in a long‐lived reptile %X
The mechanisms connecting environmental conditions to plasticity in biological aging trajectories are fundamental to understanding individual variation in functional traits and life history. Recent findings suggest that telomere biology is especially dynamic during early life stages and has long‐term consequences for subsequent reproduction and survival. However, our current understanding is mostly derived from studies investigating ecological and anthropogenic factors separately, leaving the effects of complex environmental interactions unresolved. American alligators (