Long-term quantification of faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations reveals that Mexican grey wolves may habituate to captivity

Mexican grey wolves are considered the most endangered wolf in the world. The aim of this longitudinal study was to assess the physiological stress level of 24 captive-born wolves confined at four zoos and two parks, by measuring faecal glucocorticoid (fGC) metabolite concentrations in 1005 samples,...

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Main Authors: I. Escobar-Ibarra, L. Mayagoitia-Novales, A. Alcántara-Barrera, A. L. Cerda-Molina, R. Mondragón-Ceballos, R. Ramírez-Necoechea, M. Alonso-Spilsbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1332111