Behaviorally induced maternal stress in a fish influences progeny quality by a hormonal mechanism

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1873-1883

  Mccormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Cortisol; Hormonal mechanism; Maternal effects, pomacentrus amboinensis, progeny quality; Social stress; Stress, behaviorally induced, variable progeny development

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FISH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; POMACENTRUS AMBOINENSIS;

EID: 0031686394     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[1873:BIMSIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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