A characteristic feature of the behavioural response to intensely acute or chronic stressors is
a reduction in appetite. In fish, as in other vertebrates, the corticotropin-releasing factor …

Comparative studies on neural plasticity in non-mammalian vertebrates are increasingly
promoted as an important complement to mammalian models. In teleost fishes the number of …

Exposure to stress during early life affects subsequent behaviors and increases the
vulnerability to adult pathologies, a phenomenon that has been well documented in humans …

1. Introduction 2. Molecular Regulation of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Interrenal (HPI) Axis
2.1. Hypothalamus 2.2. Pituitary 2.3. Head Kidney (Interrenal Tissue) 3. Genomic Cortisol …

Although elevated plasma cortisol levels and a reduction in food intake are common
features of the response to stress in fish, the potential role of cortisol in the regulation of food …

Disease costs the Norwegian aquaculture industry approximately NOK 1 billion
(150000000)everyyear,andNOK250000000( 36000000) is spent on vaccines each year by …

It is becoming increasingly clear that individual differences in the behavioral response to
stressful situations are associated with distinct physiological profiles, and stress coping …

The social environment is one of the primary sources of challenging stimuli that can induce a
stress response in animals. It comprises both short-term and stable interactions among …

Within animal populations, genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors interact to shape
individual neuroendocrine and behavioural profiles, conferring variable vulnerability to …