Monitoring the impact of anthropogenic disturbance on species or populations of interest is
an important goal of conservation (Van Dyke 2008). Because the effects of environmental …

Behavioral, hormonal, and genetic processes interact reciprocally, and differentially affect
behavior depending on ecological and social contexts. When individual differences are …

Highly plastic endocrine traits are thought to play a central role in allowing organisms to
respond rapidly to environmental change. Yet, not all individuals display the same degree of …

Determining the mechanisms that mediate investment decisions between current and future
reproductive attempts is still a key goal of life-history studies. Since baseline levels of stress …

The environment mothers are exposed to has resonating effects on offspring performance. In
iteroparous species, maternal exposure to stressors generally results in offspring ill …

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (stress axis) plays a central role in equipping
mammals to succeed in the challenging environment of the boreal forest. Over the last 20 …

There is increasing evidence that exposure to stress during development can have
sustained effects on animal phenotype and performance across life-history stages. For …

We validated a radioimmunoassay-based method quantifying fecal glucocorticoid
metabolites (FGMs) from captive male and female Richardson's ground squirrels Urocitellus …

In vertebrates, exposure to stressful stimuli or to elevated glucocorticoids early in
development can contribute to phenotypic variation that may have significant fitness …

The mechanisms that enable animals to colonize new areas are little known, but growing
evidence indicates that the regulation of stress hormones is important. Stress hormones …