Glucocorticoids (GCs; ie cortisol/corticosterone) are a central component of the stress
response and thus their measurement is frequently used to evaluate the impact of stressful …

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 …

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

Abstract Evaluation of physiological stress in the tiger (Panthera tigris) using faecal cortisol
metabolite (FCM) enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) provides a powerful conservation …

Chronic activation of the stress axis caused by long‐term uncontrollable and unpredictable
factors in the environment has been regarded as causing maladaptive and/or pathological …

Given the connection between chronic stress and health, there has been a growing
emphasis on identifying chronically stressed wild animals, especially in relation to …

Faecal steroid hormone metabolites are becoming increasingly popular as parameters for
reproductive functions and stress. The extraction of the steroids from the faecal matrix …

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 …

Large whales are subjected to a variety of conservation pressures that could be better
monitored and managed if physiological information could be gathered readily from free …

Human use of marinescapes is rapidly increasing, especially in populated nearshore
regions where recreational vessel traffic can be dense. Marine animals can have a …