Normalized difference vegetation index, temperature and age affect faecal thyroid hormone concentrations in free-ranging African elephants

Conservation biologists can use hormone measurements to assess animals’ welfare, reproductive state, susceptibility to stressors, as well as energy expenditure. Quantifying hormone concentrations from faecal samples is particularly advantageous as samples can be collected without disturbing animals’...

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Autores principales: Szott, Isabelle D, Pretorius, Yolanda, Ganswindt, Andre, Koyama, Nicola F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32577285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa010

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32577285
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa010

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