Under cover of the night: context-dependency of anthropogenic disturbance on stress levels of wild roe deer Capreolus capreolus | Zendy

Jeffrey Carbillet | Zendy; Benjamin Rey | Zendy; Rupert Palme | Zendy; Nicolas Morellet | Zendy; Nadège Bonnot | Zendy; Yannick Chaval | Zendy; Bruno Cargnelutti | Zendy; A. J. Mark Hewison | Zendy; Emmanuelle GilotFromont | Zendy; Hélène Verheyden | Zendy

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Under cover of the night: context-dependency of anthropogenic disturbance on stress levels of wild roe deer Capreolus capreolus

Author(s) -

Jeffrey Carbillet,

Benjamin Rey,

Rupert Palme,

Nicolas Morellet,

Nadège Bonnot,

Yannick Chaval,

Bruno Cargnelutti,

A. J. Mark Hewison,

Emmanuelle GilotFromont,

Hélène Verheyden

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/coaa086

Subject(s) - capreolus , roe deer , disturbance (geology) , habitat , ecology , woodland , biology , context (archaeology) , stressor , wildlife , ecosystem , paleontology , neuroscience

We tested whether proximity to sources of anthropogenic disturbance influenced baseline stress levels of a wild ungulate in relation to their space use behaviour. We found that faecal cortisol metabolites increased as distance to human infrastructure decreased, but this relationship was buffered by the use of refuge habitats during daytime.

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