Individual variation and repeatability in urinary corticosterone metabolite responses to capture in the cane toad (Rhinella marina)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 284-289

  Narayan, Edward J ^a   Molinia, Frank C ^b   Cockrem, John F ^c   Hero, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Corticosterone; Individual variation; Repeatability; Selection; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE URINE LEVEL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RHINELLA MARINA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOAD; URINALYSIS; WILDERNESS;

EID: 84855249495     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.11.023     Document Type: Article

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