Blood cortisol concentrations predict boldness in juvenile mulloway (Argyosomus japonicus)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-232

  Raoult, Vincent ^a   Brown, Culum ^a   Zuberi, Amina ^a   Williamson, Jane E ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boldness; Cortisol; Marine fish; Mulloway; Personality; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 84859812540     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0314-9     Document Type: Article

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