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 …

Methods to measure metabolites of steroid hormones from faeces have become very
popular in wildlife conservation and ecology, because they allow gathering physiological …

Summary 1 Human outdoor recreational activities are increasing and have a significant
impact on wildlife. There are few methods suitable for investigating the response of rare and …

Abstract Changes in the environment related to inclement weather can threaten survival and
reproductive success both through direct adverse exposure and indirectly by decreasing …

Social status has been associated with health consequences, although the mechanisms by
which status affects health are relatively unknown. At the physiological level, many studies …

Zebra finches, a species of songbirds, learn to sing by creating an auditory template through
the memorization of model songs (sensory learning phase) and subsequently translating …

Plasma testosterone increases during breeding in many male vertebrates and has long
been implicated in the promotion of aggressive behaviors relating to territory and mate …

Costs associated with extra-territorial movement are believed to have favoured the evolution
of delayed dispersal and sociality across a range of social vertebrates, but remain …

The classical version of the differential allocation hypothesis states that, when females
reproduce over their lifetime with partners that differ in their genetic quality, they should …

The impact of human activity on the acoustic environment is overwhelming, with
anthropogenic noise reaching even remote areas of the planet. The World Health …