Surface temperatures are influenced by handling stress independently of corticosterone levels in wild king penguins(Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Agnès Lewden,
Chelsea Ward,
Aude Noiret
et al.
Abstract:Assessing the physiological stress responses of wild animals opens a window for understanding how organisms cope with environmental challenges. Since stress response is associated with changes in body temperature, the use of body surface temperature through thermal imaging could help to measure acute and chronic stress responses non-invasively. We used thermal imaging, acute handling-stress protocol and an experimental manipulation of glucocorticoid hormone levels in breeding king penguins (Aptenodytes patagon… Show more
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