A tale of two islands: evidence for impaired stress response and altered immune functions in an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance | Zendy

Mark R. Sandfoss | Zendy; Natalie M. Claunch | Zendy; Nicole I. Stacy | Zendy; Christina M. Romagosa | Zendy; Harvey B. Lillywhite | Zendy

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A tale of two islands: evidence for impaired stress response and altered immune functions in an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance

Author(s) -

Mark R. Sandfoss,

Natalie M. Claunch,

Nicole I. Stacy,

Christina M. Romagosa,

Harvey B. Lillywhite

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coaa031

Subject(s) - seahorse , rookery , biology , ecology , context (archaeology) , carrion , disturbance (geology) , zoology , population , paleontology , demography , sociology

There is an increasing need for conservation tools that allow scientists and managers to assess the physiological and immune health of free-ranging animal populations. We evaluated several commonly used biomarkers to characterize the health of two insular snake populations with markedly different availability of food resources after ecological disturbance.

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