Sight of a Predator Induces a Corticosterone Stress Response and Generates Fear in an Amphibian

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Narayan, Edward J ^a   Cockrem, John F ^b   Hero, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANURA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLATYMANTIS VITIANA; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREDATOR STRESS; RHINELLA MARINA; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEAR; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883244120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073564     Document Type: Article

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