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Parasitic infection as a form of chronic stress affects the cortisol metabolite levels, and the cortisol levels were consistent with the seasonal variation in parasite infection. Sex, age, reproductive status… Click to show full abstract
Parasitic infection as a form of chronic stress affects the cortisol metabolite levels, and the cortisol levels were consistent with the seasonal variation in parasite infection. Sex, age, reproductive status and diet composition were directly associated with helminth parasite richness of wild giant pandas. Age and diet composition had significant influences on the faecal cortisol levels.
Keywords:
seasonal dynamics;
wild giant;
physiology;
stress;
dynamics parasitism;
giant pandas
Journal Title: Conservation Physiology
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Conservation Physiology
Year Published: 2020
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