Short telomeres in hatching snakes : erythrocyte telomere dynamics and longevity in tropical pythons Ujvari, Beata and Madsen, Thomas 2009, Short telomeres in hatching snakes : erythrocyte telomere dynamics and longevity in tropical pythons, PLoS one, vol. 4, no. 10, Article number e7493, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007493. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ujvari-shorttelomeres-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 313.98KB 164 Title Short telomeres in hatching snakes : erythrocyte telomere dynamics and longevity in tropical pythons Author(s) Ujvari, Beata orcid.org/0000-0003-2391-2988 Madsen, Thomas Journal name PLoS one Volume number 4 Issue number 10 Season Article number e7493 Start page 1 End page 5 Total pages 5 Publisher Public Library of Science Place of publication San Fransico, Calif. Publication date 2009-10-16 ISSN 1932-6203 Keyword(s) snakes telomeres tropical pythons pythongs hatchling Summary Telomere length (TL) has been found to be associated with life span in birds and humans. However, other studies have demonstrated that TL does not affect survival among old humans. Furthermore, replicative senescence has been shown to be induced by changes in the protected status of the telomeres rather than the loss of TL. In the present study we explore whether age- and sex-specific telomere dynamics affect life span in a long-lived snake, the water python (Liasis fuscus). Language eng DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0007493 Field of Research 060308 Life Histories 060399 Evolutionary Biology not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Public Library of Science Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30063817 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Open Access Collection Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 02 Jun 2014, 10:09:47 EST Mon, 02 Jun 2014, 13:32:44 EST Thu, 12 Jun 2014, 12:08:28 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 13:34:31 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 12:16:07 EST Wed, 18 Jun 2014, 13:52:46 EST Wed, 18 Jun 2014, 13:56:38 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 20:26:14 EST Tue, 17 Nov 2015, 14:13:34 EST Sat, 21 Oct 2017, 02:11:14 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:06:59 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:09:33 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 46 times in TR Web of Science Cited 46 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 641 Abstract Views, 164 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 02 Jun 2014, 10:09:47 EST