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ArticleIntegrative organismal biology (Oxford, England)2025

Use of Nonconventional Sample Matrices for Endocrine Studies of Pit Vipers: Assay Validation and Applications.

E de Souza, D M D Mello, X Glaudas, E Hingst-Zaher, S M Almeida-Santos, C L Buck

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Article in Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England), 2025. 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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E de SouzaLaboratório de Ecologia, Evolução e Conservação de Anfíbios e Répteis, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 321, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-4526
D M D MelloDepartamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 321 trav. 14, Butantã, São Paulo, SP 05508-090, Brazil.
X GlaudasLaboratório de Ecologia, Evolução e Conservação de Anfíbios e Répteis, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão 321, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP 05508-090, Brazil.
E Hingst-ZaherMuseu Biológico, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil 1500, Butantã, São Paulo, SP 05503-900, Brazil.
S M Almeida-SantosLaboratório de Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil 1500, Butantã, São Paulo, SP 05503-900, Brazil.
C L BuckDepartment of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, 617 S. Beaver St., Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding a species' physiological state is important for advancing animal ecology and conservation. Endocrine responses to reproduction, stress, and nutritional status are commonly assessed through gonadal, adrenal, and thyroid hormones, respectively. Using nonconventional samples for endocrinological evaluation is an increasingly utilized method but remains uncommon for snakes. In this study, we assessed whether feces, urine, or shed skin from two Neotropical pit vipers (

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