Validation of a shed skin corticosterone enzyme immunoassay in the African House Snake (Lamprophis fuliginosus) and its evaluation in the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) – Berkvens et al. 2013 Introduction Corticosterone is the primary glucocorticoid produced in snakes. This glucocorticoid reflects stress in a short time interval when it is observed in blood/plasmaContinue reading “Assessing Stress in Snakes through Shit and Sheds”
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Social Living/Isolation Affects Mite Personality
Early social isolation disrupts adult personality expression in group-living mites – Schausberger and Nguyen, 2024 Introduction A critical social condition is whether or not newborns experience conspecifics during their early development If social isolation occurs very early in life, this can have dramatic adverse impacts on behavioural, physiological and other serious implications For example, socialContinue reading “Social Living/Isolation Affects Mite Personality”
