The effect of chronic and acute stressors, and their interaction, on gonadal function: an experimental test during gonadal recrudescence
M. Abolins-Abols, R. Hanauer, K. Rosvall, M. Peterson, E. Ketterson
This study examines how chronic and acute stressors affect gonadal function in Dark-eyed Juncos, finding that acute stress suppresses testosterone in controls but not in chronically stressed birds, with minimal transcriptomic impact from chronic stress.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2017Physiology