Blar i USN Open Archive på forfatter "Stenhouse, Gordon B."
-
Can concentrations of steroid hormones in brown bear hair reveal age class?
Cattet, Marc; Stenhouse, Gordon B.; Boulanger, John; Janz, David M.; Kapronczai, Luciene; Swenson, Jon; Zedrosser, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Although combining genetic and endocrine data from non-invasively collected hair samples has potential to improve the conservation of threatened mammals, few studies have evaluated this opportunity. In this study, we ... -
Quantifying long-term stress in brown bears with the hair cortisol concentration: a biomarker that may be confounded by rapid changes in response to capture and handling
Cattet, Marc; Macbeth, Bryan J.; Janz, David M.; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Dumond, Mathieu; Stenhouse, Gordon B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The measurement of cortisol in hair is becoming important in studying the role of stress in the life history, health and ecology of wild mammals. The hair cortisol concentration (HCC) is generally believed to be a reliable ...