Fecal cortisol metabolites as indicators of stress in crab-eating-fox (Cerdocyoun thous) in captivity

Abstract: Blood samples collection is a common method in biological research using domestic animals. However, most blood sampling techniques are complicated and highly invasive and may therefore not be appropriate for wildlife animals in research concerning stress. Thus, a non-invasive method to mea...

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Main Authors: Regina C.R. Paz, Nely P. Souza, Janine L. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2015-10-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2015001000859&lng=en&tlng=en