Is hypoxia a stressor to American bullfrog tadpoles?

The aim of this study was to evaluate alterations to the physiological profile of cortisol in pro-metamorphose phase tadpoles of Lithobates catesbeianus exposed to hypoxia stressor in a capture experiment and in a crowding experiment. The capture study was performed by the treatments: stress due to...

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Main Authors: Patricia C. Teixeira, Fernanda M. França, Guilherme C. da Rocha, Antônio M. Antonucci, Claudia M. Ferreira, Maria José T. Ranzani-Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2014-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2014000400012&lng=en&tlng=en