Population density-dependent hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-67

  Dettmer, A M ^a   Novak, M A ^b   Meyer, J S ^b   Suomi, S J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic; Cortisol; Population density; Rhesus monkey; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HAIR ANALYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; WOUND; YOUNG ADULT;

CHRONIC; CORTISOL; POPULATION DENSITY; RHESUS MONKEY; STRESS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HAIR; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84895882659     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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