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Positive Correlation Between Fecal Estrogen and Glucocorticoid Metabolites in a Female Clouded Leopard.

Laura E Shipp, Nicole P Boisseau, Corinne P Kozlowski, Dustin W Shipp, Ashley D Franklin, Jilian M Fazio, Janine L Brown

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Article in Zoo biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Laura E ShippLoveland Living Planet Aquarium, Draper, Utah, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-5622-2282
Nicole P BoisseauCenter for Species Survival, Smithsonian National Zoo Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0514-2349
Corinne P KozlowskiDepartment of Reproductive and Behavioral Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-0969
Dustin W ShippDepartment of Physics, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-4085
Ashley D FranklinAssociation of Zoos and Aquariums Reproductive Management Center, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-5156
Jilian M FazioEssex County Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange, New Jersey, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9808-7700
Janine L BrownCenter for Species Survival, Smithsonian National Zoo Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3898-7755

Funding

This work was supported by the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, the Turtle Back Zoo, and the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium's Dr. Holly Reed Wildlife Conservation Fund.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clouded leopards are notoriously difficult to manage under human care due to their tendency toward high stress, intersex aggression, and limited reproductive success. This case study investigated the endocrinological interplay between adrenal and ovarian steroids and describes a positive correlation between concentrations of fecal estrogen and glucocorticoid metabolites in a female clouded leopard. The female was monitored through two sampling periods approximately 16 months apart, and each data set yielded similar results using a simple linear regression model. The finding of a significant positive correlation between the two steroids represents a novel finding in felids and a hitherto unidentified potential interplay between adrenal and ovarian steroid activity. It also adds to our collective understanding of the effects of estrus on female clouded leopards, impacting conservation efforts as we encourage reproduction in this vulnerable species.

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EstrogensFecesGlucocorticoidsPantheraAnimalsAnimals, ZooFemaleEstrogensGlucocorticoidsadrenal activityestrusfelidaeNeofelis nebulosareproductive hormones

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PMID39515367
PMCPMC11802478

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