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| He,Lan; Wang,Wen-Xia; Li,Lin-Hai; Liu,Bao-Qing; Liu,Gang; Liu,Shu-Qiang; Qi,Lei; Hu,De-Fu. |
| BACKGROUND: Restricted space and close contact with conspecifics in captivity may be stressful for musk deer, as they are highly territorial and solitary in the wild. So we tested the effects of crowding on stress of forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) in heterosexual groups, using fecal cortisol analysis as a non-invasive method. 32 healthy adults during non-breeding seasons were chose as our experimental objects. Group 1 was defined as higher crowding condition, with 10-15 m²/deer (6 enclosures, 10♀ and 6♂); group 2 was defined as lower crowding condition, with 23-33 m²/deer (6 enclosures, 10♀ and 6♂). Every enclosure contained 1 male and 3 female. These patterns had been existed for years. RESULTS: The results... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Captivity; M. berezovskii; Fecal cortisol; Chronic stress; Crowding. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602014000100071 |
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