Serum cortisol in California sea lion pups (Zalophus californianus califo)

Animal Welfare

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-280

  Pedernera Romano, C ^a,b   Aurioles Gamboa, D ^c   Valdez, R A ^d   Brousset, D M ^b   Romano, M C ^d   Galindo, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; California sea lions; Cortisol; Gulf of California; Pups; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEAL;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 77955601928     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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