The concept of allostasis: Coping with a capricious environment

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 248-254

  Wingfield, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostasis; Environment; Glucolorticoids; Stress

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MAMMAL;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17644373458     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BHE-004.1     Document Type: Review

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