Evaluation of adrenocortical function in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-31

  Tripp, Kathleen M ^a   Verstegen, John P ^b   Deutsch, Charles J ^c   Bonde, Robert K ^d   Wit, Martine de ^e   Manire, Charles A ^f   Gaspard, Joseph ^g   Harr, Kendal E ^h  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d US Geological Survey Sirenia Project   (United States)

^e FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Atlantis Resort   (Bahamas)

^g MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^h IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Glucocorticoid; Marine mammal; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; WILD ANIMAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; MALE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

MAMMALIA; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 78049274837     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20311     Document Type: Article

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