ABSTRACT

Abstract ....................................................................................................304 9.1 Introduction .....................................................................................304 9.2 Stress, Stressors, and Stress Response ............................................305 9.3 Stress Response, A Sequential Process ...........................................315 9.4 Apoptosis ........................................................................................336 9.5 Stress and the Immune System .......................................................339 9.6 Stress and Life-History Trade-Offs .................................................356 9.7 Concluding Remarks and Evolutionary Perspectives .....................360 Keywords .................................................................................................362 References ................................................................................................362

MARIE-AGNÈS COUTELLEC1 and THIERRY CAQUET2