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    Avian erythrocytes have functional mitochondria, opening novel perspectives for birds as animal models in the study of ageing

    In contrast to mammalian erythrocytes, which have lost their nucleus and mitochondria during maturation, the erythrocytes of almost all other vertebrate species are nucleated throughout their lifespan. Little ...

    Antoine Stier, Pierre Bize, Quentin Schull, Joffrey Zoll in Frontiers in Zoology (2013)

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    Constraint and cost of oxidative stress on reproduction: correlative evidence in laboratory mice and review of the literature

    One central concept in evolutionary ecology is that current and residual reproductive values are negatively linked by the so-called cost of reproduction. Previous studies examining the nature of this cost sugg...

    Antoine Stier, Sophie Reichert, Sylvie Massemin, Pierre Bize in Frontiers in Zoology (2012)