Sight of a predator induces a corticosterone stress response and generates fear in an amphibian.

Amphibians, like other animals, generate corticosterone or cortisol glucocorticoid responses to stimuli perceived to be threatening. It is generally assumed that the corticosterone response of animals to capture and handling reflects the corticosterone response to stimuli such as the sight of a pred...

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Main Authors: Edward J Narayan, John F Cockrem, Jean-Marc Hero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3757005?pdf=render