Relationships of scale cortisol content suggests stress resilience in freshwater fish vulnerable to catch-and-release angling in recreational fisheries
J. R. Britton, D. Andreou, M. Lopez-Bejar, A. Carbajal
The paper uses scale cortisol content to assess chronic stress in fish subjected to catch-and-release angling, finding that fish most vulnerable to capture have lower cortisol levels, suggesting stress resilience.
bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2022Ecology