Towards The Validation Of Endogenous Steroid Testing In Wildlife Hair

    November 2018 in “ Journal of applied ecology ”
    Lee Koren, Heather M. Bryan, Devorah Matas … Katherine E. Wynne‐Edwards
    Studysummary This review discusses the use of hair analysis for examining stress and reproduction hormone levels in wildlife and highlights the need for more comprehensive physiological validations across species.
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