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Avian scavengers living in anthropized landscapes and dense populations have chronic stress and accelerated cell aging

A study led by the Doñana Biological Estation (CSIC) has compared the health of two populations of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) from two populations of the Iberian Peninsula. The research team concludes that vultures have higher stress and cell aging levels in northern areas, more anthropized and densely populated