Validation of a Field Technique and Characterization of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Analysis in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-64

  Murray, Carson M ^a,b   Heintz, Matthew R ^c   Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V ^a,c   Parr, Lisa A ^d   Santymire, Rachel M ^a,c  

^a Lincoln Park Zoo ^*  (United States)

^b THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Chimpanzee; Circadian rhythm; Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites; Field methods; Parturition

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOMINID; HORMONE; LABORATORY METHOD; METABOLITE; PARTURITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TANZANIA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PARTURITION; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TANZANIA;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 84871387495     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22078     Document Type: Article

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