Measuring water-borne cortisol in convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata): Is the procedure a stressor?

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1283-1305

  Wong, Stephanie C ^a   Dykstra, Mark ^b   Campbell, Janet M ^a   Earley, Ryan L ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DORDT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confinement; Convict cichlid; Cortisol; Plasma; Stress; Water borne

Indexed keywords

ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 53549123002     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908785765863     Document Type: Conference Paper

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