Amphibian skin is directly exposed to different environments. Amphibians interact with
environmental factors including microorganisms, parasites, predators, and physical factors …

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and the related urocortin peptides mediate behavioral,
cognitive, autonomic, neuroendocrine and immunologic responses to aversive stimuli by …

Vertebrate Endocrinology, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of
the endocrine system for college and university students as well as researchers. This book is …

1. Introduction 1.1. The Fish Forebrain 1.2. Stress 2. Stress and the Brain: The (Neuro-)
Endocrine Hypothalamus 2.1. Fundamental Axes Interact 2.2. The CRF System 2.3 …

The vertebrate hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA; or interrenal) axis plays pivotal roles
in animal development and in physiological and behavioral adaptation to environmental …

Environments experienced by organisms during early development shape the character and
timing of developmental processes, leading to different probabilities of survival in the …

The complex mechanisms controlling human parturition involves mother, fetus, and
placenta, and stress is a key element activating a series of physiological adaptive …

Urocortins, three paralogs of the stress-related peptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)
found in bony fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals, have unique phylogenies …

Publisher Summary Amphibians exhibit considerable diversity in behavioral, physiological,
and life history strategies. They are geographically widespread, occupying a diverse range …

The environment experienced by developing organisms can shape the timing and character
of developmental processes, generating different phenotypes from the same genotype, each …