Measures of physiological stress: a transparent or opaque window into the status, management and conservation of species?

Dantzer, Ben; E. Fletcher, Quinn; Boonstra, Rudy; J. Sheriff, Michael

doi:10.1093/conphys/cou023

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Measures of physiological stress: a transparent or opaque window into the status, management and conservation of species?

Published in Conservation Physiology • Jun 27, 2014

Authors:

Ben Dantzer

Quinn E. Fletcher

Rudy Boonstra

Abstract

Conservation physiology proposes that measures of physiological stress (glucocorticoid levels) can be used to assess the status and future fate of natural populations. Increases in glucocorticoids may reflect a more challenging environment, suggesting that the influence of human activities on free-l...

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Ecology

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