Dolphin foraging sounds suppress calling and elevate stress hormone levels in a prey species, the Gulf toadfish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 4444-4451

  Remage Healey, Luke ^a   Nowacek, Douglas P ^b   Bass, Andrew H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Communication; Corticosterone; Eavesdropping; Natural selection; Predation; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BLOOD; DOLPHIN; EVOLUTION; HEARING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOLPHINS; EVOLUTION; FLORIDA; HEARING; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ALPHEIDAE; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; CETACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OPSANUS BETA; PISCES; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 33845781573     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02525     Document Type: Article

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