The interdependence of these HPA measures has implications for coping with repeated stressors; for example, a positive trend between DexCORT and ActhCORT suggests that birds with stronger negative feedback are less able to mount a strong secondary stress response, owing perhaps to a refractory state.
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Risk-averse personalities have a systemically potentiated neuroendocrine stress axis: A multilevel experiment in Parus major.
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