Qiviut cortisol in muskoxen as a potential tool for informing conservation strategies | Zendy

Juliette Di Francesco | Zendy; Nora Navarro-González | Zendy; Katherine E. WynneEdwards | Zendy; Stephanie J. Peacock | Zendy; LisaMarie Leclerc | Zendy; Matilde Tomaselli | Zendy; Tracy Davison | Zendy; Anja M. Carlsson | Zendy; Susan Kutz | Zendy

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Qiviut cortisol in muskoxen as a potential tool for informing conservation strategies

Author(s) -

Juliette Di Francesco,

Nora Navarro-González,

Katherine E. WynneEdwards,

Stephanie J. Peacock,

LisaMarie Leclerc,

Matilde Tomaselli,

Tracy Davison,

Anja M. Carlsson,

Susan Kutz

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/cox052

Subject(s) - biology , subsistence agriculture , stressor , rump , zoology , ecology , agriculture , neuroscience

Muskoxen are increasingly exposed to multiple stressors that may impact their health and fitness. We measured stress hormones in their qiviut (wooly undercoat), and found differences across seasons, years and between sexes. Qiviut cortisol is a promising tool for guiding muskox conservation in a rapidly changing Arctic.

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