Parasites, stress and reindeer: infection with abomasal nematodes is not associated with elevated glucocorticoid levels in hair or faeces | Zendy

Anja M. Carlsson | Zendy; Gabriela F. Mastromonaco | Zendy; E. Vandervalk | Zendy; Susan Kutz | Zendy

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Parasites, stress and reindeer: infection with abomasal nematodes is not associated with elevated glucocorticoid levels in hair or faeces

Author(s) -

Anja M. Carlsson,

Gabriela F. Mastromonaco,

E. Vandervalk,

Susan Kutz

Publication year - 2016

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/cow058

Subject(s) - biology , feces , corticosterone , glucocorticoid , ostertagia , physiology , hormone , zoology , wildlife , chronic stress , nematode infection , ecology , nematode , immunology , endocrinology

We used captive reindeer to determine whether Ostertagia gruehneri , a common gastrointestinal nematode of Rangifer , caused increased stress as measured by hair and faecal glucocorticoids. We found that reindeer infected with an ‘average’ dose of this parasite did not have higher stress levels compared with uninfected control animals.

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