Recovery from acute, chronic and transport stress in the pot-bellied seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1447-1457

  Wright, K A ^a   Woods, C M C ^b   Gray, B E ^c   Lokman, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Seahorse Farm ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Cortisol; Seahorse; Stress response; Transportation

Indexed keywords

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS ABDOMINALIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34247389260     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01422.x     Document Type: Article

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