- Additional Authors
- Wingfield, John C., 1948-
- Description
- 1 online resource (614 pages) : illustrations.
- Series Statement
- Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology
- Uniform Title
- Tempests, poxes, predators, and people (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Tempests, poxes, predators, and people (Online)
- Stress in wild animals and how they cope
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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 personalities ; 10. 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.
- LCCN
- 2014030406
- OCLC
- ssj0001567693
- Author
Romero, L. Michael.
- Title
Tempests, poxes, predators, and people [electronic resource] : stress in wild animals and how they cope / L. Michael Romero, John C. Wingfield.
- Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Series
Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Wingfield, John C., 1948-