The physiology of predator stress in free-ranging prey

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1103-1105

  Preisser, Evan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADAPTATION; LAGOMORPH; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STEROL; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

LEPUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 70349898057     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01602.x     Document Type: Article

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