The behavioural effects of predator-induced stress responses in the cricket (Gryllus texensis): The upside of the stress response

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 4608-4614

  Adamo, Shelley A ^a   Kovalko, Ilya ^a   Mosher, Brianna ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Animal personality; Animal temperament; Fight or flight; Gryllidae; Orthoptera; Stress hormone

Indexed keywords

OCTOPAMINE; STRESS HORMONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PERSONALITY; ANIMAL TEMPERAMENT; ARTICLE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; METABOLISM; ORTHOPTERA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REPTILE;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL PERSONALITY; ANIMAL TEMPERAMENT; FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT; GRYLLIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; STRESS HORMONE;

ANIMALS; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; OCTOPAMINE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPTILES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84890660861     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.094482     Document Type: Article

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