Long-term dynamics of fecal corticosterone in male great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus licht.): Effects of environment and social demography

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 612-626

  Rogovin, Konstantin A ^a   Randall, Jan A ^b   Kolosova, Irina E ^c   Moshkin, Mikhail P ^c  

^a SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY OF ANIMALS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADULT; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FECES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HORMONE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; GERBIL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UZBEKISTAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; GERBILLINAE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UZBEKISTAN;

GERBILLINAE; RHOMBOMYS OPIMUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 52149108460     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588757     Document Type: Article

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