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Increased susceptibility to oxidative damage as a cost of accelerated somatic growth in zebra finches.
Bruno FaivreCarlos Alonso-alvarezSophie BertrandGabriele Sorcisubject
0106 biological sciencesSomatic cellZoologyfree radicalsmedicine.disease_cause010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesPredation03 medical and health sciencesmedicineoxidative stressCompensatory growth (organism)Growth rate[ SDV.BDD ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Development Biology[SDV.BDD]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Development BiologyHatchlingEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics030304 developmental biology0303 health sciencesbiologyEcology[SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]biology.organism_classificationcompensatory growthearly developmentAccelerated Growthevolutionary trade-offs[ SDV.BID.EVO ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]TaeniopygiaOxidative stressdescription
1. Most animals do not grow at their maximal rate. This might appear puzzling because the early attainment of a large body size incurs several selective benefits, such as reduced risk of predation and earlier reproductive output. Several hypotheses have been suggested to explain this paradox. Among them, the cost due to high levels of oxidative stress, as the consequence of sustained metabolic activity during growth, has been put forward.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-01 |