Influence of enclosure size and animal density on fecal cortisol concentration and aggression in Père David's deer stags

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-209

  Li, Chunwang ^a   Jiang, Zhigang ^a,b   Tang, Songhua ^a,b   Zeng, Yan ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical hormone; Aggression; Captive effect; Elaphurus davidianus; Glucocorticoid; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFLICT; DEER; FECES ANALYSIS; FORAGING; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33947147595     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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