Stress in fishes: A diversity of responses with particular reference to changes in circulating corticosteroids

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 517-525

  Barton, Bruce A ^a  

^a W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

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ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 0036625843     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/42.3.517     Document Type: Conference Paper

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