Open AccessMoving house: long-term dynamics of corticosterone secretion are unaltered in translocated populations of a rare reptile (the tuatara,Sphenodon punctatus)
Author(s) -
Lindsay E. Anderson,
Alison Cree,
David R. Towns,
Nicola J. Nelson
Publication year - 2015
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/cov014
Subject(s) - biology , corticosterone , zoology , term (time) , secretion , ecology , endocrinology , hormone , physics , quantum mechanics
Translocations are an important conservation tool; however, the process is a potential stressor for most species. We evaluated effects of translocation on plasma corticosterone in a rare reptile (the tuatara). We found that translocated tuatara are resistant to cumulative stressors and show no hormonal sign of chronic stress.
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