Experimental enhancement of corticosterone levels positively affects subsequent male survival

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-327

  Cote, J ^a   Clobert, J ^a   Meylan, S ^a   Fitze, P S ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Behavior; Common lizard; Corticosterone; Food consumption; Lacerta vivipara; Stress; Survival

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; LACERTA VIVIPARA; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 32544447199     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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