Jennifer Howell-Stephens

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Animals | Free Full-Text | Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)

Jun 13, 2023 | mdpi.com | Joel Brown |Jennifer Howell-Stephens |Emily J. Potratz |Dave Bernier

Abstract: Simple SummaryTo understand how zoo animals perceive their environment, managers evaluate their stress response through behavioral and glucocorticoid analyses. Here, we measured how seven, zoo-housed (Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL, USA) southern three-banded armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus) perceived their habitats using non-invasive sampling of both physiological (via fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, FGMs) and psychological (via foraging behavior) indicators.

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