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Non-Invasive Assessment of Physiological Stress in Captive Asian Elephants
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) concentrations were examined in captive Asian elephants in relation to sex, body condition score, and working conditions. A total of 870 samples from 37 elephants in four elephant facilities were collected. We used a cortisol enzyme immunoassay...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31416158 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9080553 |