Impact of zoo visitors on the fecal cortisol levels and behavior of an endangered species: Indian blackbuck (Antelope Cervicapra L.)

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-32

  Rajagopal, Thangavel ^a,b   Archunan, Govindaraju ^a   Sekar, Mahadevan ^c  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Tamil Nadu Forest Department   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTELOPES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INDIA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; ANTILOPE; ANTILOPE CERVICAPRA;

EID: 78650659128     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2011.527598     Document Type: Article

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