Tempests, poxes, predators, and people : stress in wild animals and how they cope /

Most physiological and behavioral mechanisms that comprise the stress response come from laboratory experiments using domesticated animals. This book summarizes work to understand stress in natural contexts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Wingfield, John C., 1948- (Author), Romero, L. Michael (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:	Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology.
Subjects:	Stress (Physiology) Stress (Physiology) > Endocrine aspects. Animals > Effect of human beings on. Stress (Psychology) Stress. Stress > Aspect endocrinien. Animals > Effect of human beings on Stress (Physiology) > Endocrine aspects Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Series; Tempests, Poxes, Predators, and People; Copyright; Contents; Part I: Biology of Stress; 1. Environment and the Earth: A Stressful Planet; 2. Mediators of Stress; 3. Models of Stress; 4. The Classic Stress Response; 5. Impacts on Physiological and Behavioral Systems; Part II: Coping with a Capricious Environment; 6. Field Techniques: Measuring Stress Responses in Wild Animals; 7. Responses to Natural Perturbations: Variation in Available Energy; 8. Responses to Natural Perturbations: Tempests-Weather and Climate Events
9. Responses to Natural Perturbations: Poxes, Predators, and Personalities10. Modulation of the Adrenocortical Response to Stress; 11. Development, Environmental, and Maternal Effects; 12. Global Change: Consequences of Human Disturbance; 13. Global Change: Conservation Implications and the Role of Stress Physiology; 14. Conclusions and the Future; Glossary of Species Names; Index