Ecological and medical researchers are investing great effort to determine the role of M
aternally‐D erived S tress (MDS) as an inducer of phenotypic plasticity in offspring. Many …

In this perspective paper, we emphasize the importance that integrative mechanisms, and
especially the GC (glucocorticoid) stress response, can play in the ability of vertebrates to …

Chronic activation of the stress axis caused by long‐term uncontrollable and unpredictable
factors in the environment has been regarded as causing maladaptive and/or pathological …

Integrated measures of corticosterone (CORT), such as from feathers (CORTf), have intuitive
appeal because they incorporate both the duration and amplitude of glucocorticoid …

Childhood adversity can have life-long consequences for the response to stressful events
later in life. Abuse or severe neglect are well-known risk factors for post-traumatic stress …

The above-mentioned truism applies not only to humans, but also to all other organisms. In
vertebrates, a key response to life's difficulties is the activation of the stress axis. The study of …

Genetic background, prenatal and post‐natal early‐life conditions influence the
development of interconnected physiological systems and thereby shape the phenotype …

Across diverse vertebrate taxa, stressful environmental conditions during development can
shape phenotypic trajectories of developing individuals, which, while adaptive in the short …

Over 50% of the world's human population resides in urban centres, and this is expected to
increase as the global human population grows and people migrate from non-urban to …