A Validation of Extraction Methods for Noninvasive Sampling of Glucocorticoids in Free‐Living Ground Squirrels
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
- Vol. 78 (6) , 1069-1084
- https://doi.org/10.1086/432855
Abstract
Fecal hormone assays provide a powerful tool for noninvasive monitoring of endocrine status in wild animals. In this study we validated a protocol for extracting and measuring glucocortico...Keywords
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