Effects of radiotransmitters on fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels of three-toed box turtles in captivity

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 706-713

  Rittenhouse, Chadwick D ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^a   Washburn, Brian E ^b   Hubbard, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal glucocorticoids; Stress; Terrapene carolina triunguis; Three toed box turtles; Transmitter

Indexed keywords

FECES; HANDLING STRESS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; TURTLE;

REPTILIA; TERRAPENE; TERRAPENE CAROLINA TRIUNGUIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 27144506690     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[706:EOROFG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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