Adaptive plasticity is essential for many species to cope with environmental heterogeneity. In particular, developmental plasticity allows organisms with complex life cycles to adaptively adjust...

Planetary-scale changes due to human activities involve abrupt environmental alterations, which can particularly involve dramatic consequences in the aquatic systems because of the low dispersal...

Glucocorticoids play a key role in the stress response in vertebrates. In particular, corticosterone (CORT) is the main glucocorticoid in amphibians, birds, and reptiles.The most common methods for...