Behavioral sensitivity to corticosterone in juveniles of the wall lizard, Podarcis muralis

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-127

  Belliure, Josabel ^a,b   Clobert, Jean ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basking rate; Corticosterone; Locomotor activity; Podarcis muralis; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PODACRIS MURALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 1842470999     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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