ReviewJournal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology2015
Stress physiology in marine mammals: how well do they fit the terrestrial model?
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- Elephant Seal Blubber Under Multiple Stressors: Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stress Hormones and Hydrostatic Pressure Alter Transcriptome, Lipolysis and Leptin Secretion.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Immunomodulatory effect of stress hormones on porcine neutrophil functions during Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection.Medical microbiology and immunology · 2026Article
- Physiological effects of anthropogenic sound on aquatic animals: where are we and what is next?The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Review
- Population Consequences of Physiological Responses to Stressors: A Road Map for Endocrine Data.Integrative and comparative biology · 2026Article
- Neutral lipid fatty acid composition in the epidermis and blubber of long-finned pilot whales (Marine biology · 2026Article
- What normal used to be: Longitudinal adrenal, reproductive, and thyroid hormone profiles from four bowhead whales during a period of Arctic stability.Conservation physiology · 2026Article
- Stress, Well-Being, and Reproduction in Wildlife.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Histological and Proteomic Approaches to Assessing the Adrenal Stress Response in Common Dolphins (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Post-lactation mass recovery and metabolic hormone dynamics in adult female Weddell seals.General and comparative endocrinology · 2025Article
- Dolphin Pituitary Gland: Immunohistochemistry and Ultrastructural Cell Characterization Following a Novel Anatomical Dissection Protocol and Non-Invasive Imaging (MRI).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites can be used as a stress indicator in bottlenose dolphins (Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Validating a Non-Invasive Method for Assessing Cortisol Concentrations in Scraped Epidermal Skin from Common Bottlenose Dolphins and Belugas.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- The plasma proteome reveals markers of recent and repeated stress in free-ranging seals.Conservation physiology · 2024Article
- Assessment of a non-invasive approach to pregnancy diagnosis in gray whales through drone-based photogrammetry and faecal hormone analysis.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Adrenal response to ACTH challenge alters thyroid and immune function and varies with body reserves in molting adult female northern elephant seals.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2023Article
- Prolonged baleen hormone cycles suggest atypical reproductive endocrinology of female bowhead whales.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- First Description of the Underwater Sounds in the Mediterranean Monk SealAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Variation in blubber cortisol levels in a recovering humpback whale population inhabiting a rapidly changing environment.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Spatiotemporal variation of ringed seal blubber cortisol levels in the Canadian Arctic.Journal of mammalogy · 2022Article
- Naturally stressed? Glucocorticoid profiles in blubber of blue and gray whales in response to life history parameters.Marine Mammal Science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Stressors are commonly accepted as the causal factors, either internal or external, that evoke physiological responses to mediate the impact of the stressor. The majority of research on the physiological stress response, and costs incurred to an animal, has focused on terrestrial species. This review presents current knowledge on the physiology of the stress response in a lesser studied group of mammals, the marine mammals. Marine mammals are an artificial or pseudo grouping from a taxonomical perspective, as this group represents several distinct and diverse orders of mammals. However, they all are fully or semi-aquatic animals and have experienced selective pressures that have shaped their physiology in a manner that differs from terrestrial relatives. What these differences are and how they relate to the stress response is an efflorescent topic of study. The identification of the many facets of the stress response is critical to marine mammal management and conservation efforts. Anthropogenic stressors in marine ecosystems, including ocean noise, pollution, and fisheries interactions, are increasing and the dramatic responses of some marine mammals to these stressors have elevated concerns over the impact of human-related activities on a diverse group of animals that are difficult to monitor. This review covers the physiology of the stress response in marine mammals and places it in context of what is known from research on terrestrial mammals, particularly with respect to mediator activity that diverges from generalized terrestrial models. Challenges in conducting research on stress physiology in marine mammals are discussed and ways to overcome these challenges in the future are suggested.
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