Effects of acute temperature change, confinement and housing on plasma corticosterone in water snakes, Nerodia sipedon (Colubridae: Natricinae)

Body temperature affects many aspects of reptilian behavior and physiology, but its effect on hormonal secretion has been little studied, especially in snakes. Major objectives of this study were to determine if acute changes in body temperature during confinement influenced plasma corticosterone le...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological genetics and physiology Ecological genetics and physiology, 2009-03, Vol.311A (3), p.172-181
Hauptverfasser:	Sykes, Kyle Lea, Klukowski, Matthew
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Body Temperature - physiology Colubridae Colubridae - blood Colubridae - physiology Corticosterone - blood Female Male Nerodia sipedon Sex Factors Stress, Physiological - physiology Triglycerides - blood
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