| seasonal changes of the adrenocortical response to stress in birds of the sonoran desert. | many avian species of the north american sonoran desert, e.g., the black-throated sparrow, amphispiza bilineata, cactus wren, campylorhynchus brunneicapillus, and curve-billed thrasher, toxostoma curvirostre, can potentially breed from march/april to august. it is possible that, at least in summer, intense heat and aridity may have inhibitory effects on breeding by precipitating a stress response. stress typically results in a rise in secretion of adrenocorticosteroid hormones that then inhibit ... | 1992 | 1460439 |