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Behavioral phenotype predicts physiological responses to chronic stress in proactive and reactive birds.
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Jan 2018
Pusch Elizabeth A, Bentz Alexandra B, Becker Daniel J, Navara Kristen J
Abstract excerpt
Animal species display significant variation in personality traits among individuals, and two main coping styles have been identified and termed "proactive" and "reactive". Further, these coping styles appear to correlate directly with the strength of the physiological stress response exhibited by those individuals. In our study system, white laying hens are reactive, flighty, and exhibit large hormonal and...
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