Non-invasive measurement of steroids in fish-holding water: Important considerations when applying the procedure to behaviour studies

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1307-1328

  Scott, Alexander P ^a   Hirschenhauser, Katharina ^b   Bender, Nicole ^c   Oliveira, Rui ^d   Earley, Ryan L ^e   Sebire, Marion ^f   Ellis, Tim ^a   Pavlidis, Michael ^g   Hubbard, Peter C ^h   Huertas, Mar ^h   Canario, Adelino ^h  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

11 Ketotestosterone; Cortisol; Fish; Non invasive; Review; Steroids in water

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549115346     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908785765854     Document Type: Conference Paper

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