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ArticleConservation physiology2025

Blood cortisol and faecal cortisol metabolite concentrations following an ACTH challenge in unanaesthetized brown bears (

Justin A Piñero, Heiko T Jansen, Charles T Robbins, Ellery P Vincent, Diana J R Lafferty

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Stress responses in free ranging brown bears (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Justin A PiñeroWildlife Ecology and Conservation Science Lab, Department of Biology, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855-5301, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7496-7213
Heiko T JansenDepartment of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, 255 E Main Street, Pullman, WA 99164-7010, USA.
Charles T RobbinsSchool of the Environment and School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, 255 E Main Street Pullman, WA 99164-2812, USA.
Ellery P VincentSchool of the Environment and School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, 255 E Main Street Pullman, WA 99164-2812, USA.
Diana J R LaffertyWildlife Ecology and Conservation Science Lab, Department of Biology, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855-5301, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Faecal cortisol metabolites (FCMs) are increasingly used to index physiological stress in wildlife. Cortisol and other stress hormones act to mobilize glucose, providing energy for the organism to respond to environmental perturbations. Cortisol, the predominant glucocorticoid (GC) in most mammals, is metabolized by the liver and excreted as FCMs. For FCMs to serve as a meaningful physiological index of stress in brown bears (

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Elisa assayendocrinologyenzyme-linked immunosorbent assayglucocorticoidshormonehormone challengestress

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