In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird
Lattin CR, Merullo DP, Riters LV, Carson RE. In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 10407. PMID: 31320692, PMCID: PMC6639298, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46845-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnimalsAnimals, WildAnxietyFemaleHumansMalePositron-Emission TomographyRacloprideReceptors, Dopamine D2SparrowsStress, PhysiologicalConceptsWild houseMore time feedingWild birdsReceptor bindingIndividual variationBirdsUnderstanding of linksCaptivityPhysiological mechanismsLong-term stressorsTime feedingStress resilienceCaptivity stressPhysiological variationsNeuroendocrine phenotypeBindingPhysiologyBehavioral responsesSubset of individualsStressorsWildlifePhenotypeImportant implicationsIndividual's physiological variationsStress