Effects of environmental conditions, human activity, reproduction, antler cycle and grouping on fecal glucocorticoids of free-ranging Pampas deer stags (Ozotoceros bezoarticus bezoarticus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 114-122

  Garcia Pereira, Ricardo José ^a   Barbanti Duarte, José Maurício ^a   Negrão, João Alberto ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antler cycle; Environmental conditions; Enzyme immunoassay; Feces; Glucocorticoids; Human activity; Male grouping; Ozotoceros bezoarticus; Pampas deer; Reproduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREEDING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HORN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; BRAZIL; DEER; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 29244480617     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.05.012     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. J.L. Barnett, and P.H. Hemsworth The validity of physiological and behavioural measures of animal welfare Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 25 1990 177 187
2. L. Bartos, E. Reyes, D. Schams, G.A. Bubenik, and A. Lobos Rank dependent seasonal levels of IGF-1, cortisol and reproductive hormones in male pudu (Pudu puda) Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 120A 1998 373 378
3. S.V. Bestelmeyer, and C. Westbrook Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) predation on pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in Central Brazil Mammalia 62 4 1998 591 595
4. A.M.R. Bezerra, F.H.G. Rodrigues, and A.P. Carmignotto Predation of rodents by yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcintus) in cerrado of the Central Brazil Mammalia 62 1 2001 86 88
5. G.A. Bubenik, and R.D. Brown Seasonal levels of cortisol, triiodothyronine and thyroxine in male axis deer Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 92A 1989 499 503
6. G.A. Bubenik, and J.F. Leatherland Seasonal levels of cortisol and thyroid hormones in intact and castrated mature male white-tailed deer Can. J. Zool. 62 1984 783 787
7. G.A. Bubenik, A.B. Bubenik, G.M. Brown, A. Trenkle, and D.A. Wilson Growth hormone and cortisol levels in the annual cycle of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 53 1975 787 792
8. G.A. Bubenik, A.B. Bubenik, A. Trenkle, A. Sires, D.A. Wilson, and G.M. Brown Short-term changes in plasma concentration of cortisol, growth hormone and insulin during the annual cycle of a male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 58A 1977 387 391
9. G.A. Bubenik, A.B. Bubenik, D. Schams, and J.F. Leatherland Circadian and circannual rhythms of LH, FSH, testosterone (T), prolactin, cortisol, T3 and T4 in plasma of mature male white-tailed deer Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 76A 1983 37 45
10. G.A. Bubenik, D. Schams, R.G. White, J. Rowell, J. Blake, and L. Bartos Seasonal levels of metabolic hormones and substrates in male and female reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 120C 1998 307 315
11. S.A. Cavigelli Behavioural patterns associated with fecal cortisol levels in free-ranging female ring-tailed lemurs, Lemur catta Anim. Behav. 57 1999 935 944
12. S. Creel, N.M. Creel, and S.L. Monfort Social stress and dominance Nature 379 1996 212
13. S. Creel, J.E. Fox, A. Hardy, J. Sands, B. Garrot, and R.O. Peterson Snowmobile activity and glucocorticoid stress responses in wolves and elk Conserv. Biol. 16 3 2002 809 814
14. M. Dehnhard, M. Clauss, M. Lechner-Doll, H.H.D. Meyer, and R. Palme Noninvasive monitoring of adrenocortical activity in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) by measurement of fecal cortisol metabolites Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 123 2001 111 120
15. G.D. DelGuidice, L.D. Mech, K.E. Kunkel, E.M. Gese, and U.S. Seal Seasonal patterns of weight, hematology, and serum characteristics of free-ranging female white-tailed deer in Minnesota Can. J. Zool. 70 1992 974 983
16. M. DeVilliers, A.S. van Jaarsveld, D.G.A. Meltzer, and P.R.K. Richardson Social dynamics and the cortisol response to immobilization stress of the African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus Horm. Behav. 31 1997 3 14
17. A.W. Franzman, A. Flynn, and P.D. Arneson Serum corticoid levels relative to handling stress in Alaskan moose Can. J. Zool. 53 1975 1424 1426
18. C.A.H. Foley, S. Papageorge, and S.K. Wasser Noninvasive stress and reproductive measures of social and ecological pressures in free-ranging African elephants Conserv. Biol. 15 2001 1134 1142
19. D.W. Foster, and J.D. McGarry Glucose, lipid and protein metabolism J.E. Grifin S.R. Ojeda Textbook of Endocrine Physiology 1988 Oxford Univ. Press New York 349 374
20. J.M. Harper, and S.N. Austad Fecal glucocorticoids: a non-invasive method of measuring adrenal activity in wild and captive rodents Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 73 2000 12 22
21. S. Huber, R. Palme, and W. Arnold Effects of season, sex, and sample collection on concentrations of fecal cortisol metabolites in red deer (Cervus elaphus) Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 130 2003 48 54
22. J.R. Ingram, J.N. Crockford, and L.R. Matthews Ultradian, circadian and seasonal rhythms in cortisol secretion and adrenal responsiveness to ACTH and yarding in unrestrained red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags J. Endocrinol. 162 1999 289 300
23. J.E. Jackson, and A. Langguth Ecology and status of the Pampas deer in the Argentinian Pampas and Uruguay C. Wemmer Biology and Management of the Cervidae 1987 Smithsonian Inst. Press Washington, DC 402 409
24. Y. LeMaho, H. Karmann, D. Briot, and Y. Handrich Stress in birds due to routine handling and a technique to avoid it Am. J. Physiol. 263 1992 775 781
25. J.W. Ludders, J.A. Langenberg, N.M. Czekala, and H.N. Erb Fecal corticosterone reflects serum corticosterone in Florida sandhill cranes J. Wildl. Dis. 37 2001 646 652
26. M.W. Miller, N.T. Hobbs, and M.C. Sousa Detecting stress responses in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis): reliability of cortisol concentrations in urine and feces Can. J. Zool. 69 1991 15 24
27. J.J. Millspaugh, R.J. Woods, K.E. Hunt, K.J. Raedeke, G.C. Brundige, B.E. Wasburn, and S.K. Wasser Using fecal glucocorticoid assays to study the physiological stress of elk Wildl. Soc. Bull. 29 2001 899 907
28. S.L. Monfort, J.L. Brown, and D.E. Wildt Episodic and seasonal rhythms of cortisol secretion in male Eld's deer (Cervus eldi thamin) J. Endocrinol. 138 1993 41 49
29. S.L. Monfort, K.L. Mashburn, B.A. Brewer, and S.R. Creel Evaluating adrenal activity in African wild dogs (Lycaon ictus) by fecal corticosteroid analysis J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 29 1998 129 133
30. D.J. Morton, E. Anderson, C.M. Foggin, M.D. Kock, and E.P. Tiran Plasma cortisol as an indicator of stress due to capture and translocation in wildlife species Vet. Rec. 136 1995 60 63
31. N.T. Netto, C.R.M. Coutinho-Netto, M.J.R.P. Costa, and R. Bon Grouping patterns of pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in the Emas National Park, Brazil Rev. Etiol. 2 2 2000 85 94
32. A.L.V. Nunes, R.L. Gasparini, J.M.B. Duarte, L. Pinder, and M.C. Buschinelli Captura, contenção e manuseio J.M.B. Duarte Biologia e Conservação de Cervídeos Sul-Americanos: Blastocerus, Ozotoceros e Mazama 1997 Funep Jaboticabal 142 170
33. R. Palme, C. Robia, S. Messmann, J. Hofer, and E. Möstl Measurement of faecal cortisol metabolites in ruminants: a non-invasive parameter of adrenocortical function Wien. Tierärztl. Monatsschr. 86 1999 237 241
34. L. Pinder Comportamento social e reprodutivo dos veados campeiro e catingueiro Anais Etol. 10 1992 167 173
35. K.H. Redford The pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in central Brazil C. Wemmer Biology and Management of the Cervidae 1987 Smithsonian Inst. Press Washington, DC 410 414
36. Rodrigues, F.H.G., 1996. História natural e biologia comportamental do veado-campeiro em cerrado do Brasil Central. M.S. thesis. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo.
37. V. Reinhardt, J. Cowley, J. Scheffer, R. Vertain, and F. Wegner Cortisol response of female rhesus monkeys to venipuncture in homecage vs. venipuncture in restraint apparatus J. Med. Primatol. 19 1990 601 606
38. E. Reyes, G.A. Bubenik, A. Lobos, D. Schams, and L. Bartos Seasonal levels of cortisol, IGF-1 and triiodothyronine in adult male pudu (Pudu puda) Folia Zool. 46 2 1997 109 116
39. D. Saltz, and G.C. White Urinary cortisol and urea nitrogen responses to winter stress in mule deer J. Wildl. Manage. 55 1991 1 16
40. J.M. Suttie, P.F. Fennessy, K.R. Lapwood, and I.D. Corsin Role of steroids in antler growth of red deer stags J. Exp. Zool. 271 1995 120 130
41. B.E. Washburn, and J.J. Millspaugh Effects of simulated environmental conditions on glucocorticoid metabolite measurements in white-tailed deer feces Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 127 2002 217 222
42. S.K. Wasser, K.E. Hunt, J.L. Brown, K. Cooper, C.M. Crockett, U. Bechert, J.J. Millspaugh, S. Larson, and S.L. Monfort A generalized fecal glucocorticoid assay for use in a diverse array of non-domestic mammalian and avian species Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 120 2000 260 275
43. K.A. Worden, and P.J. Perkins Seasonal change in feed intake, body composition, and metabolic rate of white-tailed deer Can. J. Zool. 73 1995 452 457
44. M.K. Yousef, R.D. Cameron, and J.R. Luick Seasonal changes in hydrocortisone secretion rate in reindeer, Rangifer tarandus Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part A: Mol. Integr. Physiol. 40 1971 495 501