Environmental and social stresses have deleterious effects on reproductive function in
vertebrates. Global climate change, human disturbance and endocrine disruption from …

When stimuli from the environment are perceived to be a threat or potential threat then
animals initiate stress responses, with activation of the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal axis …

Translocations are important tools in the field of conservation. Despite increased use over
the last few decades, the appropriateness of translocations for amphibians and reptiles has …

It is widely known that the adverse effects of stress must be considered in animal
conservation programmes. However, a full consideration of how and where stress occurs in …

We used captive European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) to test whether corticosterone
responses differed in birds held under normal laboratory conditions or conditions of chronic …

Plasma levels of corticosterone are often used as a measure of “stress” in wild animal
populations. However, we lack conclusive evidence that different stress levels reflect …

In this study we have used the rainbow trout as a model animal to study the biological
consequences of stress in terms of gamete quality and quantity. Groups of 30 mature male …

Wild animals are brought into captivity for many reasons—conservation, research,
agriculture and the exotic pet trade. While the physical needs of animals are met in captivity …

Research on live vertebrates is regulated by ethics committees, who prohibitexcessively
stressful'procedures. That judgment is based on intuition–a notoriously unreliable criterion …

This study presents preliminary evidence that periods of chronic confinement stress
experienced during the final stages of reproductive development not only disrupt the …