Non-invasive measurement of the physiological stress response of wild rabbits to the odour of a predator

Chemoecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-29

  Monclús, Raquel ^a   Rödel, Heiko G ^b   Palme, Rupert ^c   Von Holst, Dietrich ^b   De Miguel, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Leporidae; Mammalia; Non invasive methodology; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Risk of predation; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEPORIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33644755775     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-005-0324-6     Document Type: Article

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