Determining the adaptive potential of maternal stress
MJ Sheriff, OP Love - Ecology letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
aternally‐D erived S tress (MDS) as an inducer of phenotypic plasticity in offspring. Many …
Importance of the glucocorticoid stress response in a changing world: theory, hypotheses and perspectives
F Angelier, JC Wingfield - General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …
especially the GC (glucocorticoid) stress response, can play in the ability of vertebrates to …
Reality as the leading cause of stress: rethinking the impact of chronic stress in nature
R Boonstra - Functional Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
factors in the environment has been regarded as causing maladaptive and/or pathological …
Experimental relationships between levels of corticosterone in plasma and feathers in a free-living bird
GD Fairhurst, TA Marchant, C Soos… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
Integrated measures of corticosterone (CORT), such as from feathers (CORTf), have intuitive
appeal because they incorporate both the duration and amplitude of glucocorticoid …
appeal because they incorporate both the duration and amplitude of glucocorticoid …
Epigenomic mechanisms of early adversity and HPA dysfunction: considerations for PTSD research
PO McGowan - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2013 - frontiersin.org
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 …
later in life. Abuse or severe neglect are well-known risk factors for post-traumatic stress …
[PDF][PDF] The ecology of stress: a marriage of disciplines
R Boonstra - Functional Ecology, 2013 - academia.edu
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 …
vertebrates, a key response to life's difficulties is the activation of the stress axis. The study of …
The impact of pre‐and post‐natal contexts on immunity, glucocorticoids and oxidative stress resistance in wild and domesticated grey partridges
B Homberger, S Jenni‐Eiermann, A Roulin… - Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic background, prenatal and post‐natal early‐life conditions influence the
development of interconnected physiological systems and thereby shape the phenotype …
development of interconnected physiological systems and thereby shape the phenotype …
Developmental post-natal stress can alter the effects of pre-natal stress on the adult redox balance
Across diverse vertebrate taxa, stressful environmental conditions during development can
shape phenotypic trajectories of developing individuals, which, while adaptive in the short …
shape phenotypic trajectories of developing individuals, which, while adaptive in the short …
Stress physiology and anti-predator behaviour in urban Northwestern Gartersnakes (Thamnophis ordinoides)
K Bell - 2013 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
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 …
increase as the global human population grows and people migrate from non-urban to …