For over a century, physiological tools and techniques have been allowing researchers to
characterize how organisms respond to changes in their natural environment and how they …

The potential benefits of physiology for conservation are well established and include
greater specificity of management techniques, determination of cause–effect relationships …

The growing field of conservation physiology applies a diversity of physiological traits (eg,
immunological, metabolic, endocrine, and nutritional traits) to understand and predict …

Conservation biologists increasingly face the need to provide legislators, courts and
conservation managers with data on causal mechanisms underlying conservation problems …

Globally, ecosystems and their constituent flora and fauna face the localized and broad-
scale influence of human activities. Conservation practitioners and environmental managers …

The recognition that physiological tools and knowledge have the potential to inform
conservation policy has led to the definition of the nascent discipline of “conservation …

Current rates of biodiversity decline are unprecedented and largely attributed to
anthropogenic influences. Given the scope and magnitude of conservation issues, policy …

Conservation physiology proposes that measures of physiological stress (glucocorticoid
levels) can be used to assess the status and future fate of natural populations. Increases in …

The field of conservation physiology strives to achieve conservation goals by revealing
physiological mechanisms that drive population declines in the face of human-induced rapid …

One of the most comprehensively studied responses to stressors in vertebrates is the
endogenous production and regulation of glucocorticoids (GCs). Extensive laboratory …