Environmental, social, management and health factors associated with within- and between-individual variability in fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-housed Asian and African elephants
J. L. Brown, J. Bray, K. L. Carlstead, D. Dickey, C. Farin, K. Ange
This study identifies environmental, social, and health factors affecting fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-housed Asian and African elephants, finding species-specific stress responses and management strategies.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2019Zoology