Seasonal and predator influences on adrenal function in adult Steller sea lions: Gender matters

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 246-252

  Mashburn, Kendall L ^a   Atkinson, Shannon ^a  

^a ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal glands; Corticosterone; Cortisol; Eumetopias jubatus; Fecal glucocorticoids; Hormones; Predation; Steller sea lion; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

EID: 33845440069     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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