Salivary cortisol in captive dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): A non-invasive technique

Animal Welfare

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-362

  Pedernera Romano, C ^a   Valdez, R A ^b   Singh, S ^a   Chiappa, X ^a   Romano, M C ^b   Galindo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Dolphin; Saliva cortisol; Serum cortisol; Steroids; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOLPHIN; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; MEXICO; MONITORING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA LEVEL; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 33750692325     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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