Effects of radiocollars on giant panda stress-related behavior and hormones

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 987-992

  Durnin, Matthew E ^a   Swaisgood, Ronald R ^b   Czekala, Nancy ^b   Hemin, Zhang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda   (China)

Author keywords

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Behavior; Captive; China; Cortisol; Giant panda; Hormones; Radiocollars; Radiotelemetry; Sichuan; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HORMONE; RADIOTELEMETRY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; MAMMALIA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 12144283432     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0987:EOROGP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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