The field of stress physiology has rapidly expanded, particularly in those fields interested in
identifying chronic stress in wild animals. Despite this expansion, stress remains difficult to …

The majority of the world population is now inhabiting urban areas, and with staggering
population growth, urbanization is also increasing. While the work studying the effects of …

Glucocorticoids are popular hormones to measure in both biomedical and ecological studies
of stress. Many assumptions used to interpret glucocorticoid results are derived from …

The recently introduced technique of measuring corticosterone in feathers currently provides
the longest-term measure of corticosterone in birds. This review examines the strengths …

Rates of human-induced environmental change continue increasing with human population
size, potentially altering animal physiology and negatively affecting wildlife. Researchers …

Simple Summary It is considered best practice in the field of animal welfare to utilize multiple
indicators of welfare when assessing an individual's current state. While welfare scientists …

Measuring corticosterone in feathers allows researchers to make long-term, retrospective
assessments of physiology with non-invasive sampling. To date, there is little evidence that …

Ophidiomycosis (snake fungal disease) is caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola.
As ophidiomycosis is difficult to study in free-ranging snakes, a reliable experimental model …

Cortisol, which is produced in the adrenal glands, is an endogenous glucocorticoid hormone
that delivers its hormonal message to cells by acting on glucocorticoid receptors. It is one of …

A new method for the determination of main glucocorticoids (cortisol, cortisone, and
corticosterone) in hair by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was developed …