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Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical activity as a measure of stress in giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

BACKGROUND: Numbers of giraffes are declining rapidly in their native habitat. As giraffe research and conservation efforts increase, the demand for more complete measures of the impact of conservation interventions and the effects of captive environments on animal health and welfare have risen. We...

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Autores principales: Bashaw, Meredith J., Sicks, Florian, Palme, Rupert, Schwarzenberger, Franz, Tordiffe, Adrian S. W., Ganswindt, Andre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27756312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0864-8