Public Exposure and Number of Conspecifics have no Influence on Ovarian and Adrenal Activity in the Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus )

Highlights • Female cheetahs showed no change in steroid hormones related to management factors. • Housing sibling females together did not disrupt ovarian or adrenal activity. • Higher excretion of glucocorticoids occurred during elevated estrogenic periods.

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Published in:	General and comparative endocrinology Vol. 243; pp. 120 - 129
Main Authors:	Koester, Diana C, Wildt, David E, Brown, Janine L, Meeks, Karen, Crosier, Adrienne E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-03-2017
Subjects:	Acinonyx - growth & development Acinonyx - metabolism Adrenal Glands - metabolism Animals Endocrinology & Metabolism Environmental Exposure - analysis Estrogens - metabolism Feces - chemistry Felid Female Glucocorticoids - metabolism Male Management Ovary - metabolism Reproduction - physiology Steroid hormone Felid Steroid hormone Management
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Summary:	Highlights • Female cheetahs showed no change in steroid hormones related to management factors. • Housing sibling females together did not disrupt ovarian or adrenal activity. • Higher excretion of glucocorticoids occurred during elevated estrogenic periods.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0016-6480 1095-6840
DOI:	10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.11.010