Characterization of an alarm pheromone secreted by amphibian tadpoles that induces behavioral inhibition and suppression of the neuroendocrine stress axis

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 520-529

  Fraker, Michael E ^a   Hu, Fang ^a   Cuddapah, Vindhya ^a   McCollum, S Andy ^b   Relyea, Rick A ^c   Hempel, John ^c   Denver, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anti predator behavior; Corticosterone; Predation risk assessment; Skin secretion; Stress; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; PHEROMONE; WATER; PEPTIDE;

ADRENAL GLAND; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHEMICAL CUE; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DETERIORATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CELL; STRESS; TADPOLE; THREAT; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ASSOCIATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LARVA; METABOLISM; RANIDAE; SKIN; TIME;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; CUES; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LARVA; PEPTIDES; PHEROMONES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RANIDAE; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 63449142189     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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