Conservation physiology proposes that measures of physiological stress (glucocorticoid
levels) can be used to assess the status and future fate of natural populations. Increases in …

In recent years, the effects of anthropogenic noise on freshwater fish has been of increasing
interest for fishery managers due to rising levels of this background noise. While it is clear …

1. Why Do We Measure Stress? 2. Quantifying Stress 3. Specific Measures of Fish Stress
3.1. Cellular and Molecular Indicators 3.2. Primary and Secondary Physiological Indicators …

Glucocorticoid (GC) variation has long been thought to reflect variation in organismal
'stress,'but associations between GCs and Darwinian fitness components are diverse in …

Wildlife populations are under increasing pressure from a variety of threatening processes,
ranging from climate change to habitat loss, that can incite a physiological stress response …

For over a century, physiological tools and techniques have been allowing researchers to
characterize how organisms respond to changes in their natural environment and how they …

Cortisol, the end product of the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis, has been
traditionally measured in blood as indicator of stress in fish, however, the degree of …

Environmental change and biodiversity loss are but two of the complex challenges facing
conservation practitioners and policy makers. Relevant and robust scientific knowledge is …

Bisphenols are used in the manufacture of plastics and are endocrine disrupting compounds
detectable in free living organisms and environments globally. The original bisphenol …

Experimental glucocorticoid (GC) manipulations can be useful for identifying the
mechanisms that drive life‐history and fitness variation in free‐living animals, but predicting …