Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5901632 | General and Comparative Endocrinology | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Environmental enrichment lowers fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in captive juvenile male black-footed ferrets. ⺠Environmental enrichment increases fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in captive adult female black-footed ferrets. ⺠Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites have no impact on the incidence of disease or on the ability of black-footed ferrets to become reproductive. ⺠An environmental enrichment program may benefit captive juvenile male black-footed ferrets by reducing adrenocortical activity.
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Authors
Sharon A. Poessel, Dean E. Biggins, Rachel M. Santymire, Travis M. Livieri, Kevin R. Crooks, Lisa Angeloni,