Leukocyte co** capacity: an integrative parameter for wildlife welfare within conservation interventions
Wildlife management, conservation interventions and wildlife research programs often
involve capture, manipulation and transport of wild animals. Widespread empirical evidence …
involve capture, manipulation and transport of wild animals. Widespread empirical evidence …
Is there an oxidative cost of acute stress? Characterization, implication of glucocorticoids and modulation by prior stress experience
AD Majer, VJ Fasanello, K Tindle… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Acute rises in glucocorticoid hormones allow individuals to adaptively respond to
environmental challenges but may also have negative consequences, including oxidative …
environmental challenges but may also have negative consequences, including oxidative …
Cephalopod welfare, biological and regulatory aspects: an EU experience
Recent increased interest in the welfare of cephalopods may be mainly due to their inclusion
in Directive 2010/63/EU, which regulates—in Member States of the European Union—the …
in Directive 2010/63/EU, which regulates—in Member States of the European Union—the …
Oxidative stress and mitochondrial responses to stress exposure suggest that king penguins are naturally equipped to resist stress
Exposure to unpredictable environmental stressors could influence animal health and
fitness by inducing oxidative stress, potentially through downstream effects of glucocorticoid …
fitness by inducing oxidative stress, potentially through downstream effects of glucocorticoid …
[HTML][HTML] The stressed bird in the hand: Influence of sampling design on the physiological stress response in a free-living songbird
Despite the widely used application of standardized capture-handling protocols to collect
blood and assess the physiological stress response, the actual sampling design (eg, timing …
blood and assess the physiological stress response, the actual sampling design (eg, timing …
Evolutionary and ecological immunology
Immune defenses vary widely across individuals and species. The field of evolutionary and
ecological immunology (also recognized as ecoimmunology) seeks to uncover both the …
ecological immunology (also recognized as ecoimmunology) seeks to uncover both the …
Down-regulating the stress axis: Living in the present while preparing for the future
The measurement of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones provides us with a window into the
stress physiology of vertebrates and the adaptative responses they use to cope with …
stress physiology of vertebrates and the adaptative responses they use to cope with …
[HTML][HTML] A novel use of the leukocyte co** capacity assay to assess the immunomodulatory effects of organohalogenated contaminants in avian wildlife
Apex predators are characterized by high levels of biomagnifying organohalogenated
contaminants (OHCs) which have been found to induce detrimental health effects in wildlife …
contaminants (OHCs) which have been found to induce detrimental health effects in wildlife …
Induced bacterial sickness causes inflammation but not blood oxidative stress in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Bats are particularly interesting vertebrates in their response to pathogens owing to
extremes in terms of tolerance and resistance. Oxidation is often a by-product of processes …
extremes in terms of tolerance and resistance. Oxidation is often a by-product of processes …
Assessment of avian health status: suitability and constraints of the Zoetis VetScan VS2 blood analyser for ecological and evolutionary studies
Biochemical analyses of blood can decipher physiological conditions of living animals and
unravel mechanistic underpinnings of life-history strategies and trade-offs. Yet, researchers …
unravel mechanistic underpinnings of life-history strategies and trade-offs. Yet, researchers …