Changes in the fecal concentrations of cortisol and androgen metabolites in captive male jaguars (Panthera onca) in response to stress

In the present study we determined the efficacy of the measurement of fecal cortisol and androgen metabolite concentrations to monitor adrenal and testicular activity in the jaguar (Panthera onca). Three captive male jaguars were chemically restrained and electroejaculated once or twice within a per...

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Main Authors: R.G. Morato, M.G. Bueno, P. Malmheister, I.T.N. Verreschi, R.C. Barnabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004001200017