Quantifying long-term stress in brown bears with the hair cortisol concentration: a biomarker that may be confounded by rapid changes in response to capture and handling | Zendy

Marc Cattet | Zendy; Bryan Macbeth | Zendy; David M. Janz | Zendy; Andreas Zedrosser | Zendy; Jon E. Swenson | Zendy; Mathieu Dumond | Zendy; Gordon Stenhouse | Zendy

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Quantifying long-term stress in brown bears with the hair cortisol concentration: a biomarker that may be confounded by rapid changes in response to capture and handling

Author(s) -

Marc Cattet,

Bryan Macbeth,

David M. Janz,

Andreas Zedrosser,

Jon E. Swenson,

Mathieu Dumond,

Gordon Stenhouse

Publication year - 2014

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/cou026

Subject(s) - biology , ursus , endocrinology , medicine , biomarker , stressor , hair follicle , physiology , neuroscience , population , biochemistry , environmental health

We evaluated the effects of several factors on the cortisol concentration of hair in wild brown bears. Our findings suggest the cortisol concentration may increase quickly following capture, even after hair growth has ceased. We emphasize the need for more validation of this measure as an indicator of long-term stress.

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