Corticosterone–immune interactions during captive stress in invading Australian cane toads (Rhinella marina)

Vertebrates cope with physiological challenges using two major mechanisms: the immune system and the hypothalamic pituitary–adrenal axis (e.g., the glucocorticoid stress response). Because the two systems are tightly integrated, we need simultaneous studies of both systems, in a range of species, to understand how vertebrates respond to novel challenges. To clarify how glucocorticoids modulate the […]