Low heritability and high phenotypic plasticity of salivary cortisol in response to environmental heterogeneity in a wild pinniped
R. Nagel, S. Kaiser, C. Stainfield, C. Toscani, C. Fox-Clarke, A. J. Paijmans, C. Costa Castro, D. J. Vendrami, J. Forcada, J. I. Hoffman
The paper examines salivary cortisol variation in Antarctic fur seals, finding low heritability and high phenotypic plasticity influenced by environmental and intrinsic factors.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2021Ecology