Elevated plasma corticosterone increases metabolic rate in a terrestrial salamander

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-158

  Wack, Corina L ^a   DuRant, Sarah E ^b   Hopkins, William A ^b   Lovern, Matthew B ^c   Feldhoff, Richard C ^d   Woodley, Sarah K ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoid hormone; Metabolic rate; Oxygen consumption; Salamander

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; COURTSHIP; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SALAMANDER;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; PLETHODON SHERMANI; REPTILIA; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 83555177260     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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