Open AccessChronic stress and body condition of wolf-killed prey in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan
Author(s) -
Justin R. Shave,
Andrew E. Derocher,
Seth G. Cherry,
Gregory W. Thiemann
Publication year - 2019
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/coz037
Subject(s) - biology , predation , odocoileus , bison bison , population , canis , ecology , ungulate , zoology , habitat , demography , sociology
Chronic stress and poor body condition may make animals vulnerable to predation. We examined cortisol and marrow lipids as bioindicators of stress and condition, respectively, in wolf-killed ungulates. We found that wolf-killed bison had elevated cortisol, and there was a negative correlation between cortisol and marrow lipids.
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