Tag: stress

For wildlife, as well as for humans, stress can be helpful. A rush of adrenalin can help an animal avoid becoming prey. But over long periods of time, stress can...

Biologists may use mild tranquilizers as a technique to calm large animals when they capture and handle them, but in a recent study, researchers found that for mule deer, partial...

Polar bears that have been tracked for decades in Western Hudson Bay have increased stress levels in years with the warming climate, a new study shows. This research adds to...

For frogs, a stressful early life as a tadpole can lead to long-term fitness consequences in adulthood. “Even though you have this huge change in body morphology through metamorphosis, that...

The constant noise at oil and gas sites creates ongoing stress for birds, prompting them to “dial down” their stress response to deal with the incessant sound, researchers in New...

More than natural events like wildfire, or manmade features like roads and transmission lines, effects of logging operations on their habitat seem to be the biggest indicator of long-term stress...

Wildlife biologists often look outward at habitat and ecology to understand impacts on the species they study. A growing number of biologists are looking inward, though, to try to understand...

Birds that have more of the stress hormone corticosterone are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus, according to a new study. “This particular...

Researchers recently discovered some differences between the DNA of migratory and resident birds that can provide insight into the stresses that migratory birds face from their journey. As part of...