SSF-Svalbard Science Forum
Telomere dynamics and migration patterns in the Arctic skua: A longitudinal study. RiS ID 10452
This project aims to measure the rates of telomere loss in Arctic skuas (Stercorarius parasiticus) in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and relate the changes to individual migration patterns.
Telomeres are protective caps at the ends of linear chromosomes, whose shortening is accelerated by physiological s...