Open AccessEnhanced access to anthropogenic food waste is related to hyperglycemia in raccoons (Procyon lotor)
Author(s) -
Albrecht I. SchulteHostedde,
Zvia Mazal,
Claire M. Jardine,
Jeffrey Gag
Publication year - 2018
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/coy026
Subject(s) - wildlife , biology , leptin , population , ecology , endocrinology , environmental health , obesity , medicine
Cities are expanding, and urban wildlife, including raccoons, are adapting by feeding on food waste. We found that raccoons with greater access to food waste were heavier and had elevated blood glucose levels, and suggest further research to examine the physiological consequences of urban living in wildlife.
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