Corticosterone metabolite concentrations in greater sage-grouse are positively associated with the presence of cattle grazing

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 237-246

  Jankowski, M D ^a,b,d   Russell, R E ^b   Franson, J C ^b   Dusek, R J ^b   Hines, M K ^a   Gregg, M ^c   Hofmeister, E K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Land Management Research Demonstration Program US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Conservation physiology; Corticosterone; Endangered species; Spatial statistics; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECES; GAMEBIRD; GRAZING; HORMONE; METABOLITE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; RANGELAND; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900542963     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-13-00137.1     Document Type: Article

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