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Validation and use of hair cortisol as a measure of chronic stress in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus)

Stress levels of individuals are documented using glucocorticoid concentrations (including cortisol) in blood, saliva, urine or faeces, which provide information about stress hormones during a short period of time (minutes to days). In mammals, use of hair cortisol analysis allows for the assessment...

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Autores principales: Mastromonaco, Gabriela F., Gunn, Kelsey, McCurdy-Adams, H., Edwards, D. B., Schulte-Hostedde, Albrecht I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27293676
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cou055