Patterns of stress responses shift during seasonal life-history transitions: An analysis comparing baseline, maximal and integrated corticosterone in female red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis).

Dayger, Catherine A; Lutterschmidt, Deborah I

Dayger, Catherine A; Lutterschmidt, Deborah I.

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Dayger CA; Portland State University, Department of Biology, 1719 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97201, United States. Electronic address: cdayger@pdx.edu.
Lutterschmidt DI; Portland State University, Department of Biology, 1719 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97201, United States. Electronic address: d.lutterschmidt@pdx.edu.

Gen Comp Endocrinol ; 246: 29-36, 2017 May 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28322762

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Colubridae/physiology; Corticosterone/blood; Glucocorticoids/blood; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/metabolism; Pituitary-Adrenal System/metabolism; Seasons; Stress, Physiological; Animals; Female; Radioimmunoassay; Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology

Key words

Capture stress; Dispersal; Glucocorticoid; Migration; Reptile; Season

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pituitary-Adrenal System / Seasons / Stress, Physiological / Corticosterone / Colubridae / Glucocorticoids / Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System Limits: Animals Language: En Year: 2017 Type: Article

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