A state of non-specific tension in living matter? Stress in Australian animals

Highlights • Field studies of Australian animals are reviewed in a search for evidence of stress. • Semelparous dasyurids and agamid lizards display chronic stress prior to death. • Quokkas on Rottnest Island experience stress due to lack of free water in summer. • Silvereyes display stress in attac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General and comparative endocrinology 2017-04, Vol.244, p.118-129
1. Verfasser:	Bradshaw, S. Don
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological - physiology Amphibian Animals Australia Bird Ecosystem Endocrinology & Metabolism Homeostasis Homeostasis - physiology Marsupials Reptile Seasons Semelparity Stress Stress, Physiological - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Field studies of Australian animals are reviewed in a search for evidence of stress. • Semelparous dasyurids and agamid lizards display chronic stress prior to death. • Quokkas on Rottnest Island experience stress due to lack of free water in summer. • Silvereyes display stress in attacking grapes in years when nectar sources fail. • Little evidence of stress in marsupials on arid Barrow Island in Western Australia.
ISSN:	0016-6480 1095-6840
DOI:	10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.10.002