Do smart birds stress less? An interspecific relationship between brain size and corticosterone levels

Vertebrates respond to unpredictable noxious environmental stimuli by increasing secretion of glucocorticoids (CORT). Although this hormonal stress response is adaptive, high levels of CORT may induce significant costs if stressful situations are frequent. Thus, alternative coping mechanisms that he...

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Main Authors: Lendvai, Ádám Z., Bókony, Veronika, Angelier, Frédéric, Chastel, Olivier, Sol, Daniel
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3779331/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24026820
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1734
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