Faecal cortisol metabolites in Bengal (Panthera tigris tigris) and Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 194, Issue , 2013, Pages 318-325

  Narayan, Edward J ^a   Parnell, Tempe ^a   Clark, Giles ^c   Martin Vegue, Patrick ^b   Mucci, Al ^b   Hero, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dreamworld   (Australia)

^c Australia Zoo Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation physiology; Cortisol; Feces; Health; Stress; Tiger (Panthera tigris)

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY; CORTISOL; FECES; HEALTH; STRESS; TIGER (PANTHERA TIGRIS);

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; TIGERS;

EID: 84887214571     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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