Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology?
In a previously published report, a male timber wolf (Canis lupus) was identified as having significantly elevated urinary cortisol to creatinine ratios relative to other males in the pack. This second-ranking animal, whose social status was being challenged, was involved in far more aggressive inte...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z98-125 2023-12-17T10:28:33+01:00 Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? Moger, William H Ferns, Lyn E Wright, Jr., James R Gadbois, Simon McLeod, Peter J 1998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z98-125 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z98-125 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 76, issue 10, page 1957-1959 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1998 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z98-125 2023-11-19T13:38:26Z In a previously published report, a male timber wolf (Canis lupus) was identified as having significantly elevated urinary cortisol to creatinine ratios relative to other males in the pack. This second-ranking animal, whose social status was being challenged, was involved in far more aggressive interactions than any other pack member. The wolf died 3 years later from gastric and splenic torsion. Necropsy revealed a unilateral adrenal tumour identified by histology and electron microscopy to be a cortical adenoma. This finding is based on the presence of abundant lipid and no evidence of neurosecretory granules. Whether the increased cortisol levels in this wolf were the result of social stress, as originally suggested, the tumour, or both is uncertain. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 76 10 1957 1959 |
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Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Moger, William H Ferns, Lyn E Wright, Jr., James R Gadbois, Simon McLeod, Peter J Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? |
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In a previously published report, a male timber wolf (Canis lupus) was identified as having significantly elevated urinary cortisol to creatinine ratios relative to other males in the pack. This second-ranking animal, whose social status was being challenged, was involved in far more aggressive interactions than any other pack member. The wolf died 3 years later from gastric and splenic torsion. Necropsy revealed a unilateral adrenal tumour identified by histology and electron microscopy to be a cortical adenoma. This finding is based on the presence of abundant lipid and no evidence of neurosecretory granules. Whether the increased cortisol levels in this wolf were the result of social stress, as originally suggested, the tumour, or both is uncertain. |
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Moger, William H Ferns, Lyn E Wright, Jr., James R Gadbois, Simon McLeod, Peter J |
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Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? |
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Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? |
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Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? |
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Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? |
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Elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( Canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? |
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elevated urinary cortisol in a timber wolf ( canis lupus ): a result of social behaviour or adrenal pathology? |
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