Cortisol and corticosterone, hormones traditionally considered biomarkers of stress, can be
measured in fluid biomatrices (eg, blood, saliva) from live animals to evaluate conditions at …

The biomarker cortisol assesses the impact of biopsychosocial stressors that activate the
stress response system. Hair has emerged as a valid and non-invasive means of gauging …

The grey wolf (Canis lupus) persists in a variety of human-dominated landscapes and is
subjected to various legal management regimes throughout Europe. Our aim was to assess …

Wild animals are faced with a broad range of environmental stressors and research is
needed to better understand their effect on populations. Hormone analysis based on …

Simple Summary Many protocols have been developed to assess farm animal welfare.
However, the validity of these protocols is still subject to debate. The present study aimed to …

Several internal and external factors can influence animals' hormonal activity. Cortisol level
in hair and wool determines chronic stress, which is connected with the long-term HPA axis …

Hair cortisol concentration is increasingly used as a convenient, non-invasive, and
integrative measure of physiology and health in natural populations of mammals. However …

Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) are measured to assess long-term HPA-axis activity and
may represent a valuable non-invasive tool to evaluate chronic stress in cats. This study …

Narwhals (Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758) summering on northern Baffin Island are
experiencing increases in vessel traffic related to an iron-ore mine operated by Baffinland …

Abstract Knowledge on species' reproductive biology is a fundamental pre-requisite of every
conservation effort, but is often lacking. Sex steroids can provide valuable information for the …