Gender, season and management affect fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in captive goral (Naemorhedus griseus) in Thailand

Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus) are a threatened species in Thailand and the focus of captive breeding for possible reintroduction. However, little is known of their biology or what factors in the captive environment affect welfare. Our objective was to determine the impact of gender, season, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-03, Vol.9 (3), p.e91633-e91633
Hauptverfasser:	Khonmee, Jaruwan, Brown, Janine L, Rojanasthien, Suvichai, Aunsusin, Anurut, Thumasanukul, Dissakul, Kongphoemphun, Adisorn, Siriaroonrat, Boripat, Tipkantha, Wanlaya, Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak, Thitaram, Chatchote
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Animal behavior Animals Biology and Life Sciences Breeding Captive breeding Density Endangered & extinct species Endangered species Environmental impact Excretion Feces Feces - chemistry Female Females Glucocorticoids Glucocorticoids - chemistry Hormones Houses Housing Housing conditions Male Males Management Medicine and Health Sciences Metabolites Metabolomics - methods Naemorhedus Naemorhedus goral National parks Nature reserves Parks & recreation areas Pens Reintroduction Residential areas Rodents Ruminants Seasons Steroids (Organic compounds) Thailand Threatened species Veterinary medicine Wildlife Wildlife conservation Wildlife management Wildlife refuges Wildlife tourism Zoology Zoos
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