Life in a harsh environment: the effects of age, sex, reproductive condition, and season on hair cortisol concentration in a wild non-human primate

Life in a harsh environment: the effects of age, sex, reproductive condition, and season on hair cortisol concentration in a wild non-human primate

Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) provides a long-term retrospective measure of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity, and is increasingly used to assess the life history, health and ecology of wild mammals. Given that sex, age, season and pregnancy influence HCC, and that it may indicate ong...

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Main Authors: Paul A. Garber, Anna McKenney, Evelyn Bartling-John, Júlio César Bicca-Marques, María Fernanda De la Fuente, Filipa Abreu, Nicola Schiel, Antonio Souto, Kimberley A. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Common marmosets
Callithrix jacchus
Environmental stress
Cortisol
Caatinga
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9365.pdf

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