Consequences of acute stress and cortisol manipulation on the physiology, behavior, and reproductive outcome of female Pacific salmon on spawning grounds

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-76

  McConnachie, Sarah H ^a   Cook, Katrina V ^a   Patterson, David A ^b   Gilmour, Kathleen M ^c   Hinch, Scott G ^d   Farrell, Anthony P ^d   Cooke, Steven J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cortisol; Hormone injections; Metyrapone; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Pacific salmon; Reproduction; Senescence; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALMON; SPAWNING;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVULATION; PYRIDINES; SALMON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84862263002     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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