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ArticleConservation physiology2024

Physiological carry-over effects of variable precipitation are mediated by reproductive status in a long-lived ungulate.

Joseph A Hediger, Bryan D Spencer, Michaela F Rice, Miranda L Hopper, Randy W DeYoung, J Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Timothy E Fulbright, David G Hewitt, Aaron M Foley, Landon R Schofield and 3 more

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Stress, Well-Being, and Reproduction in Wildlife.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Joseph A HedigerCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0339-6958
Bryan D SpencerCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
Michaela F RiceMinnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, MN 55155, USA.
Miranda L HopperCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
Randy W DeYoungCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
J Alfonso Ortega-SantosCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
Timothy E FulbrightCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
David G HewittCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
Aaron M FoleyCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.
Landon R SchofieldEast Foundation, 200 Concord Plaza Drive, Suite 410, San Antonio, TX 78216, USA.
Tyler A CampbellEast Foundation, 200 Concord Plaza Drive, Suite 410, San Antonio, TX 78216, USA.
Michael J SheriffBiology Department, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA.
Michael J CherryCaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, 700 University Boulevard, Kingsville, TX 78363, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the age of global climate change, extreme climatic events are expected to increase in frequency and severity. Animals will be forced to cope with these novel stressors in their environment. Glucocorticoids (i.e. 'stress' hormones) facilitate an animal's ability to cope with their environment. To date, most studies involving glucocorticoids focus on the immediate physiological effects of an environmental stressor on an individual, few studies have investigated the long-term physiological impacts of such stressors. Here, we tested the hypothesis that previous exposure to an environmental stressor will impart lasting consequences to an individual's glucocorticoid levels. In semi-arid environments, variable rainfall drives forage availability for herbivores. Reduced seasonal precipitation can present an extreme environmental stressor potentially imparting long-term impacts on an individual's glucocorticoid levels. We examined the effects of rainfall and environmental characteristics (i.e. soil and vegetation attributes) during fawn-rearing (i.e. summer) on subsequent glucocorticoid levels of female white-tailed deer (

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Glucocorticoidslactationlegacy effectsrainfallreproductive trade-offwhite-tailed deer

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PMID38974502
PMCPMC11224986

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