Life history and the ecology of stress: how do glucocorticoid hormones influence life-history variation in animals?

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 93 - 106
• Main Authors: Crespi, Erica J., Williams, Tony D., Jessop, Tim S., Delehanty, Brendan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Blackwell Publishing 01.02.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animal reproduction; Corticosterone; Ecological history; Ecological life histories; Ecology; fitness; Hormones; Human ecology; Psychological stress; reproduction; SPECIAL FEATURE: THE ECOLOGY OF STRESS; Species; stress; survival; Vertebrates

1. Glucocorticoids hormones (GCs) are intuitively important for mediation of age-dependent vertebrate life-history transitions through their effects on ontogeny alongside underpinning variation in life-history traits and trade-offs in vertebrates. These concepts largely derive from the ability of GC...