Low levels of faecal cortisol in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in response to live-trapping

Acsai, A.; Drexler, T.; Evans, Nicole; McCafferty, Dominic J.

doi:10.37208/tgn27316

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“…Some studies on stress in wildlife and domestic animals use cortisol EIAs to detect FCMs [ 28 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ] during a variety of situations including hospitalisation and rehabilitation, albeit not validated in koalas [ 47 ]. Here, the use of the 50c EIA and cortisol EIA was justified to determine their suitability in free-living wild koalas and in those potentially stressed due to diseases, injuries and rehabilitation, to ensure that our previous studies on the detection of FCMs could be verified.…”

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The Effect of Disease and Injury on Faecal Cortisol Metabolites, as an Indicator of Stress in Wild Hospitalised Koalas, Endangered Australian Marsupials

Santamaria

Schlagloth

Valenza

et al. 2023

Veterinary Sciences

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Loss of habitat, urbanisation, climate change and its consequences are anthropogenic pressures that may cause stress in koalas. Non-invasive monitoring of faecal cortisol metabolites (FCMs) can be utilised to evaluate the impact of stressors. The aim was to determine if the tetrahydrocorticosterone (50c) and cortisol enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) could be effective in measuring FCM values in wild, stressed koalas. This research included 146 koalas from the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital (AZWH) and 88 from a study conducted by Endeavour Veterinary Ecology (EVE), Queensland, Australia. Faecal samples of diseased, injured and control koalas were analysed. The effect of hospitalisation on FCM values was also investigated. Diseased and injured koalas had significantly higher FCM values than clinically healthy control animals as measured by the 50c EIA. FCM values with the cortisol EIA differed significantly between control and diseased koalas, but not between control and injured ones. Moreover, only the 50c EIA detected higher absolute values in males compared to females, and also found that females showed a more elevated response to stress manifested by injury and disease compared to males. The 50c EIA detected stress during hospitalisation better than the cortisol EIA. The cortisol EIA was also found unreliable in detecting stress in rehabilitated koalas treated with synthetic glucocorticoids as it cross-reacts with these steroids providing artificially high values.

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The Effect of Disease and Injury on Faecal Cortisol Metabolites, as an Indicator of Stress in Wild Hospitalised Koalas, Endangered Australian Marsupials

Santamaria

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Valenza

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The Blodwen Lloyd Binns Bequest: three decades of major positive impacts on Glasgow Natural History Society

Downie¹,

Weddle²,

Futter³

et al. 2023

The Glasgow Naturalist

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The establishment of the Blodwen Lloyd Binns (BLB) Bequest in 1991 and the transformative impact of its first 20 years on the development of Glasgow Natural History Society have previously been reported. This paper describes the following decade, up to 2022. BLB’s requests, including publication of a biography of John Scouler and floras of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire have been carried out. Sadly, Peter Macpherson, author of the Lanarkshire flora, died before publication of his book. The overall capital value of the Bequest has been maintained, and supplemented in the last decade by additional legacies and donations. The income generated has been used to fund a wide variety of natural history projects: publication of The Glasgow Naturalist and several books, a BLB prize and lecture series, the organisation of several conferences, bursaries to help young scientists learn identification and recording skills, and funding of a wealth of public engagement and research work, including student expeditions and tools to help communities appreciate local biodiversity. Although the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed some work normally funded by the Bequest, the lack of funding applications allowed strengthening of the Bequest’s capital through re-investment. The future positive impact of the Bequest on the Society’s activities looks secure.

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Low levels of faecal cortisol in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in response to live-trapping

Cited by 2 publications

References 47 publications

The Effect of Disease and Injury on Faecal Cortisol Metabolites, as an Indicator of Stress in Wild Hospitalised Koalas, Endangered Australian Marsupials

The Effect of Disease and Injury on Faecal Cortisol Metabolites, as an Indicator of Stress in Wild Hospitalised Koalas, Endangered Australian Marsupials

The Blodwen Lloyd Binns Bequest: three decades of major positive impacts on Glasgow Natural History Society

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