Open AccessEndocrine responses to diverse stressors of capture, entanglement and stranding in leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)
Author(s) -
Kathleen E. Hunt,
Charles J. Innis,
Constance Merigo,
Rosalind M. Rolland
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cow022
Subject(s) - corticosterone , biology , endocrine system , stressor , hormone , medicine , endocrinology , zoology , neuroscience
Limited data on stress physiology exist for leatherback turtles. Examination of 32 leatherback turtles showed that individuals exposed to entanglement, stranding, or entrapment in a weir net had elevated corticosterone and thyroxine compared to healthy controls.
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