Assessment of season-dependent body condition scores in relation to faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in free-ranging Asian elephants | Zendy

Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel | Zendy; Polani B. Seshagiri | Zendy; Raman Sukumar | Zendy

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Assessment of season-dependent body condition scores in relation to faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in free-ranging Asian elephants

Author(s) -

Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel,

Polani B. Seshagiri,

Raman Sukumar

Publication year - 2017

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/cox039

Subject(s) - elephas , dry season , biology , wet season , dry weight , seasonality , glucocorticoid , population , zoology , veterinary medicine , ecology , demography , endocrinology , botany , medicine , sociology

More ‘stressed’ Asian elephants, as indicated by higher faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs), have lower visually determined body condition scores (BCSs) that also changes seasonally. Changes in BCS are more obvious in female than in male elephants. BCS and fGCM are valuable approaches in monitoring the physiological health of free-ranging elephant populations.

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