Maternal adversity and ecological stressors in natural populations: The role of stress axis programming in individuals, with implications for populations and communities

Functional Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-92

  Love, Oliver P ^a   Mcgowan, Patrick O ^b   Sheriff, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Cortisol; Ecological stressor; Individual variation; Maternal adversity; Maternal programming; Maternal stress; Stress axis

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HORMONE; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84873084849     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02040.x     Document Type: Article

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