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Dorsal shaving affects concentrations of faecal cortisol metabolites in lactating golden hamsters

Breeding of golden hamsters is classically performed at thermal conditions ranging from 20 to 24 °C. However, growing evidence suggests that lactating females suffer from heat stress. We hypothesised that shaving females dorsally to maximise heat dissipation may reduce stress during reproduction. We...

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Pubblicato in:Naturwissenschaften
Autori principali: Ohrnberger, Sarah A., Brinkmann, Katharina, Palme, Rupert, Valencak, Teresa G.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769818/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29335818
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-017-1536-7
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