Polar bear stress hormone cortisol fluctuates with the North Atlantic Oscillation climate index

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1525-1529

  Bechshøft, Thea Ø ^a   Sonne, Christian ^a   Rigét, Frank F ^a   Letcher, Robert J ^b   Novak, Melinda A ^c   Henchey, Elizabeth ^c   Meyer, Jerrold S ^c   Eulaers, Igor ^d   Jaspers, Veerle L B ^d   Covaci, Adrian ^d   Dietz, Rune ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate; Cortisol; Glucocorticoids; Hair; NAO; Polar bear; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEAR; FASTING; HAIR; HORMONE; HUNTING; ICE COVER; METABOLISM; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

MAMMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84883757519     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1364-y     Document Type: Article

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