Stress physiology as a predictor of survival in Galapagos marine iguanas

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1697, 2010, Pages 3157-3162

  Romero, L Michael ^a   Wikelski, Martin ^b,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Dexamethasone; Stress

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HORMONE; LIZARD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STARVATION; SURVIVAL;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77956931044     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0678     Document Type: Conference Paper

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