Fitness and behavioral correlates of pre-stress and stress-induced plasma cortisol titers in pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) upon arrival at spawning grounds

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 489-497

  Cook, K V ^a   McConnachie, S H ^a   Gilmour, K M ^b   Hinch, S G ^c   Cooke, S J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cort fitness hypothesis; Cortisol; Fish; Glucocorticoid; Longevity; Pacific salmon; Reproductive success; Spawning behavior; Stress response

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAWNING; STRESS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGEVITY; MALE; SALMON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 80555123000     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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