Dr Winnie Boner

Research Fellow (Physiology Ageing & Welfare)

telephone: 01413302428
email: Winnie.Boner@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

R428 Level 4, Institute of BAH&CM, Central Research Facility, Glasgow G12 8QQ

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Number of items: 40.

2025

Marasco, Valeria, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, Kate, Raveh, Shirley and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2025) Hidden causes of variation in offspring reproductive value: negative effects of maternal breeding age on offspring telomere length persist undiminished across multiple generations. Ecology Letters, 28(1), e70043. (doi: 10.1111/ele.70043) (PMID:39737735) (PMCID:PMC11687347)

2023

Ton, Riccardo, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Raveh, Shirley, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 and Griffith, Simon C. (2023) Effects of heat waves on telomere dynamics and parental brooding effort in nestlings of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) transitioning from ectothermy to endothermy. Molecular Ecology, 32(17), pp. 4911-4920. (doi: 10.1111/mec.17064) (PMID:37395529)

Pepke, Michael Le, Kvalnes, Thomas, Wright, Jonathan, Araya-Ajoy, Yimen G., Ranke, Peter Sjolte, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326, Sæther, Bernt-Erik, Jensen, Henrik and Ringsby, Thor Harald (2023) Longitudinal telomere dynamics within natural lifespans of a wild bird. Scientific Reports, 13, 4272. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31435-9) (PMID:36922555) (PMCID:PMC10017829)

2022

McLennan, Darryl, Auer, Sonya K., McKelvey, Simon, McKelvey, Lynn, Anderson, Graeme, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Duprez, Jessica S. and Metcalfe, Neil B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 (2022) Habitat restoration weakens negative environmental effects on telomere dynamics. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6100-6113. (doi: 10.1111/mec.15980) (PMID:33973299)

Pepke, Michael Le, Kvalnes, Thomas, Lundregan, Sarah, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326, Sæther, Bernt‐Erik, Jensen, Henrik and Ringsby, Thor Harald (2022) Genetic architecture and heritability of early‐life telomere length in a wild passerine. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6360-6381. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16288) (PMID:34825754)

Sheldon, Elizabeth L., Ton, Riccardo, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326, Raveh, Shirley, Schrey, Aaron W. and Griffith, Simon C. (2022) Associations between DNA methylation and telomere length during early life: insight from wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6261-6272. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16187) (PMID:34551154)

Hsu, B.‐Y. et al. (2022) Maternally transferred thyroid hormones and life-history variation in birds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(7), pp. 1489-1506. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13708) (PMID:35470435)

Pepke, Michael Le, Niskanen, Alina K., Kvalnes, Thomas, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Sæther, Bernt-Erik, Ringsby, Thor Harald and Jensen, Henrik (2022) Inbreeding is associated with shorter early-life telomere length in a wild passerine. Conservation Genetics, 23(3), pp. 639-651. (doi: 10.1007/s10592-022-01441-x)

2021

Marasco, Valeria, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, Kate, Heidinger, Britt and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2021) Repeated exposure to challenging environmental conditions influences telomere dynamics across adult life as predicted by changes in mortality risk. FASEB Journal, 35(8), e21743. (doi: 10.1096/fj.202100556R) (PMID:34192361)

2019

Marasco, Valeria, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, Kate, Heidinger, Britt and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2019) Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length: interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), 20191845. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1845) (PMID:31575358) (PMCID:PMC6790762)

Apfelbeck, Beate, Haussmann, Mark F., Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Flinks, Heiner, Griffiths, Kate, Illera, Juan Carlos, Mortega, Kim G., Sisson, Zachary, Smiddy, Patrick and Helm, Barbara (2019) Divergent patterns of telomere shortening in tropical compared to temperate stonechats. Ecology and Evolution, 9(1), pp. 511-521. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.4769) (PMID:30680132) (PMCID:PMC6342124)

2018

McLennan, Darryl, Armstrong, John D., Stewart, David C., Mckelvey, Simon, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 and Metcalfe, Neil B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 (2018) Telomere elongation during early development is independent of environmental temperatures in Atlantic salmon. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221, 178616. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.178616) (PMID:29636409) (PMCID:PMC6031317)

López-Arrabé, Jimena, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326, Cantarero, Alejandro, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Pérez-Rodríguez, Lorenzo and Moreno, Juan (2018) Sex-specific associations between telomere dynamics and oxidative status in adult and nestling pied flycatchers. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 91(3), pp. 868-877. (doi: 10.1086/697294) (PMID:29547348)

Mclennan, Darryl, Armstrong, John D., Stewart, David C., Mckelvey, Simon, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, Patricia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 and Metcalfe, Neil B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 (2018) Links between parental life histories of wild salmon and the telomere lengths of their offspring. Molecular Ecology, 27(3), pp. 804-814. (doi: 10.1111/mec.14467) (PMID:29274177)

Marasco, Valeria, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, Kate, Heidinger, Britt and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2018) Environmental conditions shape the temporal pattern of investment in reproduction and survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 285(1870), 20172442. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2442) (PMID:29298939) (PMCID:PMC5784202)

2017

McLennan, Darryl, Armstrong, John D., Stewart, David C., Mckelvey, Simon, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 and Metcalfe, Neil B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 (2017) Shorter juvenile telomere length is associated with higher survival to spawning in migratory Atlantic salmon. Functional Ecology, 31(11), pp. 2070-2079. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12939)

Noreikiene, K., Öst, M., Seltmann, M.W., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 and Jaatinen, K. (2017) Nest cover and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites are linked to hatching success and telomere length in breeding Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 95(9), pp. 695-703. (doi: 10.1139/cjz-2016-0242)

Marasco, Valeria, Stier, Antoine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5445-5524, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, Kate, Heidinger, Britt and Monaghan, Patricia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2017) Environmental conditions can modulate the links among oxidative stress, age, and longevity. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 164, pp. 100-107. (doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.04.012) (PMID:28487181)

Reichert, S. et al. (2017) Telomere length measurement by qPCR in birds is affected by storage method of blood samples. Oecologia, 184(2), pp. 341-350. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-3887-3) (PMID:28547179)

Griffith, S. C. et al. (2017) Variation in reproductive success across captive populations: methodological differences, potential biases and opportunities. Ethology, 123(1), pp. 1-29. (doi: 10.1111/eth.12576)

2016

McLennan, D., Armstrong, J.D., Stewart, D.C., Mckelvey, S., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 and Metcalfe, N.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 (2016) Interactions between parental traits, environmental harshness and growth rate in determining telomere length in wild juvenile salmon. Molecular Ecology, 25(21), pp. 5425-5438. (doi: 10.1111/mec.13857) (PMID:27662635) (PMCID:PMC5091633)

Watson, Hannah, Bolton, Mark, Heidinger, Britt J., Boner, Winifred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298 and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2016) Assessing the effects of repeated handling on physiology and condition of semi-precocial nestlings. IBIS, 158(4), pp. 834-843. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12402) (PMID:27708454) (PMCID:PMC5032895)

Heidinger, Britt J., Herborn, Katherine A., Granroth-Wilding, Hanna M.V., Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Burthe, Sarah, Newell, Mark, Wanless, Sarah, Daunt, Francis and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2016) Parental age influences offspring telomere loss. Functional Ecology, 30(9), pp. 1531-1538. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12630)

2015

Ringsby, T. H. et al. (2015) On being the right size: increased body size is associated with reduced telomere length under natural conditions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1820), p. 20152331. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2331) (PMID:26631569)

Marasco, Valeria, Boner, Winifred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Heidinger, Britt, Griffiths, Kate and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2015) Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can have beneficial effects on survival. Experimental Gerontology, 69, pp. 170-175. (doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.06.011) (PMID:26093051)

Noguera, Jose C., Metcalfe, Neil B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298 and Monaghan, Patricia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2015) Sex-dependent effects of nutrition on telomere dynamics in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Biology Letters, 11(2), p. 20140938. 20140938. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0938) (PMID:25716087)

2014

Herborn, Katherine A., Heidinger, Britt J., Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Noguera, Jose C., Adam, Aileen, Daunt, Francis and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2014) Stress exposure in early post-natal life reduces telomere length: an experimental demonstration in a long-lived seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 281(1782), p. 20133151. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3151)

Nussey, D. H. et al. (2014) Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5(4), pp. 299-310. (doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12161)

2013

Nettle, Daniel, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Gillespie, Robert and Bateson, Melissa (2013) Bottom of the heap: having heavier competitors accelerates early-life telomere loss in the European starling, sturnus vulgaris. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e83617. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083617) (PMID:24386235) (PMCID:PMC3873947)

2012

Barrett, E.L.B., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Mulder, E., Monaghan, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326, Verhulst, S. and Richardson, D.S. (2012) Absolute standards as a useful addition to the avian quantitative PCR telomere assay. Journal of Avian Biology, 43(6), pp. 571-576. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05787.x)

Heidinger, B.J., Blount, J.D., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, K., Metcalfe, N.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 and Monaghan, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2012) Telomere length in early life predicts life span. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 67(5), pp. 283-284. (doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3182546dd0)

Heidinger, B.J., Blount, J.D., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, K., Metcalfe, N.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 and Monaghan, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2012) Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(5), pp. 1743-1748. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1113306109) (PMID:22232671) (PMCID:PMC3277142)

2007

Going, J.J., Nixon, C., Dornan, E.S., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Donaldson, M.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1936-3499 and Morgan, I.M. (2007) Aberrant expression of TopBP1 in breast cancer. Histopathology, 50(4), pp. 418-424. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02622.x)

Donaldson, M.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1936-3499, Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298 and Morgan, I.M. (2007) TopBP1 regulates human papillomavirus type 16 E2 interaction with chromatin. Journal of Virology, 81(8), pp. 4338-4342. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.02353-06) (PMID:17287259)

2004

Jazayeri, M.S., Dornan, E.S., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Fattovich, G., Hadziyannis, S. and Carman, W.F. (2004) Intracellular distribution of hepatitis B virus core protein expressed in vitro depends on the sequence of the isolate and the serologic pattern. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 189, pp. 1634-1645.

McPhillips, Maria G., Veerapraditsin, Thanaporn, Cumming, Sarah A., Karali, Dimitra, Milligan, Steven G., Boner, Winifred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Morgan, Iain M. and Graham, Sheila V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-8279 (2004) SF2/ASF binds the human papillomavirus type 16 late RNA control element and is regulated during differentiation of virus-infected epithelial cells. Journal of Virology, 78, pp. 10598-10605. (doi: 10.1128/JVI.78.19.10598-10605.2004) (PMID:15367627) (PMCID:PMC516382)

2003

Taylor, Ewan R., Boner, Winifred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Dornan, Edward S., Corr, Eilidh M. and Morgan, Iain M. (2003) UVB irradiation reduces the half-life and transactivation potential of the human papillomavirus 16 E2 protein. Oncogene, 22, pp. 4469-4477. (doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206746) (PMID:12881703)

Taylor, Ewan R., Dornan, Edward S., Boner, Winifred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Connolly, Julie A., McNair, Shona, Kannouche, Patricia, Lehmann, A.R. and Morgan, Iain M. (2003) The fidelity of HPV16 E1/E2-mediated DNA replication. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278, pp. 52223-52230. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M308779200) (PMID:14559922)

2002

Boner, Winifred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298 and Morgan, Iain M. (2002) Novel cellular interacting partners of the human papillomavirus 16 transcription/replication factor E2. Virus Research, 90, pp. 113-118. (doi: 10.1016/S0168-1702(02)00145-4) (PMID:12457967)

Boner, Winifred ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Taylor, Ewan R., Tsirimonaki, Emmanouella, Yamane, Kazuhiko, Campo, M. Saveria and Morgan, Iain M. (2002) A functional interaction between the human papillomavirus 16 transcription/replication factor E2 and the DNA damage response protein TopBP1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277, pp. 22297-22303. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M202163200) (PMID:11934899)

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Articles

Marasco, Valeria, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, Kate, Heidinger, Britt and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2019) Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length: interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), 20191845. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1845) (PMID:31575358) (PMCID:PMC6790762)

Marasco, Valeria, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, Kate, Heidinger, Britt and Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2018) Environmental conditions shape the temporal pattern of investment in reproduction and survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 285(1870), 20172442. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2442) (PMID:29298939) (PMCID:PMC5784202)

McLennan, Darryl, Armstrong, John D., Stewart, David C., Mckelvey, Simon, Boner, Winnie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Monaghan, Pat ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 and Metcalfe, Neil B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 (2017) Shorter juvenile telomere length is associated with higher survival to spawning in migratory Atlantic salmon. Functional Ecology, 31(11), pp. 2070-2079. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12939)

Nussey, D. H. et al. (2014) Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5(4), pp. 299-310. (doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12161)

Heidinger, B.J., Blount, J.D., Boner, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-4298, Griffiths, K., Metcalfe, N.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349 and Monaghan, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-0326 (2012) Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(5), pp. 1743-1748. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1113306109) (PMID:22232671) (PMCID:PMC3277142)

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

Telomeres in Wild Zebra Finches
Australian Research Council
2019 - 2019

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2021

McLennan, D., Auer, S., McKelvey, S., McKelvey, L., Anderson, G., Boner, W. , Duprez, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2021) Habitat restoration weakens negative environmental effects on telomere dynamics. [Data Collection]

2019

Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2019) Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length; interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex. [Data Collection]

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