Tameness and stress physiology in a predator-naive island species confronted with novel predation threat

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1609, 2007, Pages 577-582

  Rödl, Thomas ^a,b   Berger, Silke ^c   Romero, L Michael ^d   Wikelski, Martin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Corticosterone stress response; Gal pagos; Introduced predator; Island endemic; Wariness

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERAL ORGANISM; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREAT; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STRESS;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IGUANIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ESCAPE REACTION; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; IGUANAS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

EID: 34249939575     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3755     Document Type: Article

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