This perspectives paper considers the value of studying telomere biology outside of a biomedical context. I provide illustrative examples of the kinds of questions that evolutionary ecologists have addressed in studies of telomere dynamics in non-model species, primarily metazoan animals, and what this can contribute to our understanding of their evolution, life histories and health. I also discuss why the predicted relationships between telomere dynamics and life history traits, based on the detailed cellular studies in humans and model organisms, are not always found in studies in other species.

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将端粒动力学与进化、生命史和环境变化联系起来：观点、预测和问题

这篇观点论文考虑了在生物医学背景之外研究端粒生物学的价值。我提供了进化生态学家在非模型物种（主要是后生动物）的端粒动力学研究中解决的各种问题的说明性示例，以及这有助于我们了解它们的进化、生活史和健康。我还讨论了为什么基于人类和模式生物的详细细胞研究预测的端粒动力学和生活史特征之间的关系并不总是在其他物种的研究中找到。