The ecology of stress: effects of the social environment

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 66 - 80
• Main Authors: Creel, Scott, Dantzer, Ben, Goymann, Wolfgang, Rubenstein, Dustin R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Blackwell Publishing 01.02.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: allostasis; Aves; Breeding; Creels; dominance; Ecology; Female animals; glucocorticoid; Glucocorticoids; Hormones; Human ecology; hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis; Population density; Population ecology; social behaviour; Social classes; sociality; SPECIAL FEATURE: THE ECOLOGY OF STRESS; Species; stress; territoriality

1. Many aspects of the social environment affect hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function and increase circulating glucocorticoid concentrations. In this review, we examine the relationships between the social environment and the function of the HPA axis in vertebrates. 2. First, we explor...