behaviors.These “displaced” behaviors ma help
the animal face the psychological aspect of the
stressful event and asoreduce the full effect of its
physiologic response .Specific behavior parameters
that are considered useful indicators of chronic
stress include the following:aggression,anorexia,
redirected activities,stereotypies,and displacement
behaviors.3 Variations in the deposition of
carotenes have been reported in stressed lizards,
with a corresponding change in thei rnormal skin