Physiological stress in the Eurasian badger (Meles meles): Effects of host, disease and environment

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 200, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-60

  George, Sheila C ^a   Smith, Tessa E ^b   Mac Cana, Pól S S ^a   Coleman, Robert ^b   Montgomery, William I ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Eurasian badger; Faecal; Glucocorticoids; Serum; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IRELAND; MALE; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; EURASIAN BADGER; FAECAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; SERUM; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84897884635     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.02.017     Document Type: Article

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