The field of stress physiology has rapidly expanded, particularly in those fields interested in
identifying chronic stress in wild animals. Despite this expansion, stress remains difficult to …

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 …

Stress is well known to contribute to the development of both neurological and psychiatric
diseases. In the central nervous system, a role for STING (stimulator of interferon genes) in …

Simple Summary Rabbit meat is consumed in both developing and developed countries.
Intensive animal housing systems often subject animals to challenging environmental …

The vertebrate stress response is considered to be a highly conserved suite of responses
that are evolved to help animals survive noxious environmental stimuli. The two major …

Desert birds inhabit hot, dry environments that are becoming hotter and drier as a
consequence of climate change. Extreme weather such as heatwaves can cause mass …

Environmental stress poses serious threats to animal welfare and production, particularly in
poultry, which are susceptible to such stress. It can increase susceptibility to diseases and …

Stress resilience is defined as the ability to rebound to a homeostatic state after exposure to
a perturbation. Organisms modulate various physiological mediators to respond to …

Population declines of Gyps vultures across the Indian subcontinent were caused by
unintentional poisoning by the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac …

One of the biggest unanswered questions in the field of stress physiology is whether
variation in chronic stress intensity will produce proportional (a gradient or graded) …