Validation of noninvasive monitoring of adrenocortical endocrine activity in ground-feeding aardwolves (Proteles cristata): Exemplifying the influence of consumption of inorganic material for fecal steroid analysis

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-199

  Ganswindt, André ^a   Muilwijk, Charlotte ^b   Engelkes, Monique ^b   Muenscher, Stefanie ^a   Bertschinger, Henk ^a   Paris, Monique ^b,c,f   Palme, Rupert ^d   Cameron, Elissa Z ^a,e   Bennett, Nigel C ^a   Dalerum, Fredrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 OXOETIOCHOLANOLONE; 11-KETOETIOCHOLANOLONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETIOCHOLANOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FECES; FELID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; IMMUNOASSAY; STEROID;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SOIL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; DIET; ETIOCHOLANOLONE; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYAENIDAE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; SOIL;

PROTELES; PROTELES CRISTATUS;

EID: 84858738941     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664591     Document Type: Article

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