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Effect of Capture, Phenotype, and Physiological Status on Blood Glucose and Plasma Corticosterone Levels in Free-Ranging Dice Snakes.
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ - 1 Jan 2000
Lakušić Margareta, Billy Gopal, Bjelica Vukašin, Golubović Ana, Anđelković Marko, Bonnet Xavier
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AbstractTheoretically, animals integrate intrinsic and extrinsic factors to respond appropriately to the wide range of stressors they encounter during their life span. We examined how stress response varies between sexes and among morphotypes in wild dice snakes (Natrix tessellata). We also considered reproductive and feeding status and antipredator behavior. We used two indicators of stress (glucose [GLUC] and...
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