The relative speed of the glucocorticoid stress response varies independently of scope and is predicted by environmental variability and longevity across birds.
Conor C. Taff, John C. Wingfield, Maren N. Vitousek
Topics & Concepts
GlucocorticoidGlucocorticoid receptorBiologyStressorCorticosteronePhenotypic plasticityContext (archaeology)PsychologyEndocrinologyEcologyNeuroscienceHormonePaleontologyAnimal Behavior and ReproductionPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsAnimal Nutrition and Physiology