Reproduction in shark-attacked sea turtles is supported by stress-reduction mechanisms

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Jessop, Tim ^a   Sumner, Joanna ^a   Lance, Val ^a   Limpus, Col ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Hormones; Reproduction; Reproductive commitment; Shark injury

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

HORMONE; INJURY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; TURTLE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INJURY; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEA; SHARK; STRESS; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0442276103     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0102     Document Type: Article

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