Travel Time Predicts Fecal Glucocorticoid Levels in Free-Ranging Howlers (Alouatta palliata)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 246-259

  Dunn, Jacob C ^a,b   Cristóbal Azkarate, Jurgi ^a   Schulte Herbrüggen, Björn ^c   Chavira, Roberto ^d   Veà, Joaquím J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity; Alouatta palliata mexicana; Diet; Fecal glucocorticoids; Forest Fragmentation; Fruit; Howler; Metabolic stress

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIET; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUIT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; METABOLITE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; STEROID; TRANSFORMATION; TRAVEL TIME; WILD POPULATION;

LOS TUXTLAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA MEXICANA; ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84875407660     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-013-9657-0     Document Type: Article

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