Gender, season and management affect fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in captive goral (naemorhedus griseus) in Thailand

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Khonmee J., Brown J.L., Rojanasthien S., Aunsusin A., Thumasanukul D., Kongphoemphun A., Siriaroonrat B., Tipkantha W., Punyapornwithaya V., Thitaram C.
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Public Library of Science 2014
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84898640561&partnerID=40&md5=8a77a2f5ec162cc42512b013c22b4f4a; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7446

Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus) are a threatened species in Thailand and the focus of captive breeding for possible reintroduction. However, little is known of their biology or what factors in the captive environment affect welfare. Our objective was to determine the impact of gender, season, an...