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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| 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 |