Faecal glucocorticoid level is not correlated with stereotypic pacing in two captive margays (Leopardus wiedii)

Animal Welfare

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-159

  Gusset, M ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Coping; Glucocorticoids; Margay; Non invasive; Stereotypic pacing

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENT; FECES LEVEL; FELIDAE; FEMALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; STEREOTYPY; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; LEOPARDUS WIEDII;

EID: 18344394373     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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