Large and in charge: cortisol levels vary with sex, diet, and body mass in an Antarctic predator, the leopard seal by Emily S. Sperou, Daniel E. Crocker, Renato Borras-Chavez, Renato Borras-Chavez, Renato Borras-Chavez, Daniel P. Costa, Michael E. Goebel, Michael E. Goebel, Shane B. Kanatous, Douglas J. Krause, Stephen J. Trumble, Sarah S. Kienle

“…More broadly, Antarctic ice seals (Lobodontini: leopard seal, Ross seal, Weddell seal, crabeater seal) had higher cortisol concentrations compared to other pinnipeds and Arctoid species. …”
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