Non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolites in brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) feces

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 451-458

  Hulsman, A ^a,b   Dalerum, F ^c   Ganswindt, A ^c   Muenscher, S ^c   Bertschinger, H J ^c   Paris, M ^a,b  

^a Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ACTH challenge test; Degradation rate; Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites; GIT times; Hyaena brunnea

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYAENIDAE; MALE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA;

EID: 79960968566     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20325     Document Type: Article

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