Non-invasive measurement of glucocorticoids: Advances and problems
R Palme - Physiology & behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoids (GCs; ie cortisol/corticosterone) are a central component of the stress
response and thus their measurement is frequently used to evaluate the impact of stressful …
response and thus their measurement is frequently used to evaluate the impact of stressful …
Measuring stress in wildlife: techniques for quantifying glucocorticoids
Stress responses play a key role in allowing animals to cope with change and challenge in
the face of both environmental certainty and uncertainty. Measurement of glucocorticoid …
the face of both environmental certainty and uncertainty. Measurement of glucocorticoid …
Maximizing the reliability of non-invasive endocrine sampling in the tiger ( Panthera tigris ): environmental decay and intra-sample variation in faecal …
Abstract Evaluation of physiological stress in the tiger (Panthera tigris) using faecal cortisol
metabolite (FCM) enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) provides a powerful conservation …
metabolite (FCM) enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) provides a powerful conservation …
[PDF][PDF] Measures of physiological stress: a transparent or opaque window into the status, management and conservation of species?
Conservation physiology proposes that measures of physiological stress (glucocorticoid
levels) can be used to assess the status and future fate of natural populations. Increases in …
levels) can be used to assess the status and future fate of natural populations. Increases in …
A consensus endocrine profile for chronically stressed wild animals does not exist
Given the connection between chronic stress and health, there has been a growing
emphasis on identifying chronically stressed wild animals, especially in relation to …
emphasis on identifying chronically stressed wild animals, especially in relation to …
Do baseline glucocorticoids predict fitness?
Baseline glucocorticoid (cort) levels are increasingly employed as physiological indices of
the relative condition or health of individuals and populations. Often, high cort levels are …
the relative condition or health of individuals and populations. Often, high cort levels are …
Conservation physiology
Conservation biologists increasingly face the need to provide legislators, courts and
conservation managers with data on causal mechanisms underlying conservation problems …
conservation managers with data on causal mechanisms underlying conservation problems …
Measuring fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in mammals and birds: the importance of validation
C Touma, R Palme - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the noninvasive monitoring of steroid hormone metabolites in feces of
mammals and drop**s of birds has become an increasingly popular technique. It offers …
mammals and drop**s of birds has become an increasingly popular technique. It offers …
Steroid extraction: get the best out of faecal samples
R Palme, C Touma, N Arias, MF Dominchin, M Lepschy - 2013 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Faecal steroid hormone metabolites are becoming increasingly popular as parameters for
reproductive functions and stress. The extraction of the steroids from the faecal matrix …
reproductive functions and stress. The extraction of the steroids from the faecal matrix …
Stress: an inevitable component of animal translocation
As the number and diversity of animal species meriting conservation intervention increases,
improving the success of translocation efforts is vital and understanding the role of …
improving the success of translocation efforts is vital and understanding the role of …