Basal and stress-induced corticosterone levels in olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in relation to their mass nesting behavior

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 652-662

  Valverde, Roldán A ^a,b   Owens, David W ^a   Mackenzie, Duncan S ^a   Amoss, Max S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA;

EID: 0033230328     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19991101)284:6<652::AID-JEZ7>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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