Sources of Variation in Hair Cortisol in Wild and Captive Non-Human Primates

    February 2016 in “ Zoology ”
    Nicolaas H. Fourie, Janine L. Brown, Clifford J. Jolly … Robin Bernstein
    Studysummary This study observed that hair cortisol concentrations in primates are influenced by factors such as age, sex, hair growth rates, and sampling methods, which must be accounted for in research designs.
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