Hair cortisol concentration reflects the life cycle and management of grey wolves across four European populations

Abstract The grey wolf (Canis lupus) persists in a variety of human-dominated landscapes and is subjected to various legal management regimes throughout Europe. Our aim was to assess the effects of intrinsic and methodological determinants on the hair cortisol concentration (HCC) of wolves from four...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Pereira, Núria Fandos Esteruelas, Mónia Nakamura, Helena Rio-Maior, Miha Krofel, Alessia Di Blasio, Simona Zoppi, Serena Robetto, Luis Llaneza, Emilio García, Álvaro Oleaga, José Vicente López-Bao, Manena Fayos Martinez, Jasmine Stavenow, Erik O. Ågren, Francisco Álvares, Nuno Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09711-x