Preliminary Findings on How Different Management Systems and Social Interactions Influence Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in White Rhinoceros (<i>Ceratotherium simum</i>)

Preliminary Findings on How Different Management Systems and Social Interactions Influence Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in White Rhinoceros (<i>Ceratotherium simum</i>)

White rhinoceroses (<i>Ceratotherium simum</i>) are the most social and gregarious species of all rhinoceroses known worldwide. One of the most critical effects of elevated glucocorticoid concentrations, especially in threatened species, is its relation to chronic stress, which could pot...

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Main Authors: Leticia Martínez, Gema Silván, Sara Cáceres, Jose Manuel Caperos, Jesús Fernández-Morán, Miguel Casares, Belén Crespo, Paloma Jimena de Andrés, Juan Carlos Illera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
glucocorticoids
reproduction
management
stress
white rhinoceros
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/7/897

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