Open AccessFecal stress, nutrition and reproductive hormones for monitoring environmental impacts on tigers (Panthera tigris)
Author(s) -
Samrat Mondol,
Rebecca K. Booth,
Samuel K. Wasser
Publication year - 2020
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/coz091
Subject(s) - biology , endocrinology , hormone , medicine , glucocorticoid , thyroid , testosterone (patch) , physiology
Glucocorticoid, thyroid, progesterone and androgen hormones are shown to reliably reflect biological activity of adrenal, thyroid and gonadal activation in captive tigers. Combined ACTH and TSH challenges further suggest how adrenal and thyroid hormone secretion complement one another to coordinate the physiological response to nutritional stress.