Environmental endocrinology

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 125-141

  Bradshaw, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADH; Aldosterone; Arctic birds; AVT; Desert wallabies; Glucocorticoids; Hierarchy; Kidney function; Lizards; LVP; Philopatry; Primate; Protein binding; Quokka; Semelparity; Stress; Testosterone; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN; WATER;

ARCTIC; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BIRD; BODY FLUID; CARNIVORE; DESERT; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FLUID BALANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MARSUPIAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPTILE; REVIEW; RODENT; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; SURVIVAL; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 34250646217     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.12.026     Document Type: Review

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