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We tested whether proximity to sources of anthropogenic disturbance influenced baseline stress levels of a wild ungulate in relation to their space use behaviour. We found that faecal cortisol metabolites… Click to show full abstract
We tested whether proximity to sources of anthropogenic disturbance influenced baseline stress levels of a wild ungulate in relation to their space use behaviour. We found that faecal cortisol metabolites increased as distance to human infrastructure decreased, but this relationship was buffered by the use of refuge habitats during daytime.
Keywords:
stress levels;
capreolus;
levels wild;
anthropogenic disturbance
Journal Title: Conservation Physiology
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Conservation Physiology
Year Published: 2020
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