A consensus endocrine profile for chronically stressed wild animals does not exist

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 191, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-189

  Dickens, Molly J ^a   Romero, L Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Conservation; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Stress response system

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC STRESS; CONSENSUS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HABITUATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; WILD ANIMAL;

EID: 84880625018     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.06.014     Document Type: Review

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