Effects of crowding and sex on fecal cortisol levels of captive forest musk deer
BACKGROUND: Restricted space and close contact with conspecifics in captivity may be stressful for musk deer, as they are highly territorial and solitary in the wild. So we tested the effects of crowding on stress of forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) in heterosexual groups, using fecal cortisol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602014000100071&lng=en&tlng=en |