Melanin-based skin spots reflect stress responsiveness in salmonid fish

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Kittilsen, S ^a   Schjolden, J ^a   Beitnes Johansen, I ^a   Shaw, J C ^a,b   Pottinger, T G ^c   Sorensen C ^d   Braastad, B O ^a   Bakken, M ^a   Overli O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Animal personalities; Behaviour; Corticosteroids; Melanin; Pigment; Salmonid fish; Stress response; Syndromes

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELANIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; SALMONID; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STRESS; TELEOST;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ESCAPE REACTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYDROCORTISONE; LOCOMOTION; MELANINS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO SALAR; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69349093784     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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