Assessing Allostatic Load in Ring-Tailed Lemurs (<i>Lemur catta</i>)
Responses to stress are unavoidable, adaptive mechanisms in humans and non-human animals. However, in humans, chronic stress has been linked to poor health outcomes and early mortality. Allostatic load, the physiologic dysregulation that occurs when an organism is exposed to chronic stressors, has b...
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3074 |