Open AccessDoes persistent snowpack inhibit degradation of fecal stress indicators?
Author(s) -
Grace L. Parikh,
Christopher R. Webster,
John A. Vucetich,
John J. Durocher,
Joseph K. Bump
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/coy071
Subject(s) - snowpack , biology , degradation (telecommunications) , feces , ecology , snow , meteorology , telecommunications , physics , computer science
Stress can be measured non-invasively for free-ranging animals using fecal hormone metabolites. However, fecal samples subject to warm temperatures, wet conditions, or freeze-thaw cycles are liable to degrade. Our results suggest that samples deposited on a persistent snowpack may provide reliable measurements for up to 10 days.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom