Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method
Contents The determination of gender in wild animals is essential for behavioural and ecological studies, and also for conservation. The objectives of this study were (i) the determination of gender in faecal samples of Iberian wolf based on the differential concentrations of sexual steroid hormones...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00974.x 2024-06-02T08:05:03+00:00 Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method Barja, I Silván, G Rosellini, S Piñeiro, A Illera, MJ Illera, JC 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00974.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1439-0531.2007.00974.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00974.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Reproduction in Domestic Animals volume 43, issue 6, page 701-707 ISSN 0936-6768 1439-0531 journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00974.x 2024-05-03T10:56:03Z Contents The determination of gender in wild animals is essential for behavioural and ecological studies, and also for conservation. The objectives of this study were (i) the determination of gender in faecal samples of Iberian wolf based on the differential concentrations of sexual steroid hormones (SSH) and (ii) to analyse the profiles of SSH in males and females (considering the gender determination carried out previously) during the non‐reproductive and reproductive periods. The quantification of androgens (testosterone, T), progestin (progesterone, P) and oestrogen (oestradiol, E) was conducted by means of enzyme immunoassay. The k‐means conglomerate analysis showed that the 59 faecal samples grouped into three different conglomerates, considering SSH levels. Groups 1 and 2 showed higher levels of T than group 3. Therefore, the faecal samples included in groups 1 and 2 (17 samples) corresponded to males and those of group 3 (42 samples) to females. The levels of T + P + E and T/P were higher in the group of males than in the group of females. The results of this study also showed that levels of T in males were higher during the reproductive period than in the non‐reproductive period. However, the concentrations of P and E turned out to be higher during the non‐reproductive season. In females, the levels of the three hormones (T, P and E) were higher during the reproductive period. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Wiley Online Library Reproduction in Domestic Animals 43 6 701 707 |
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Contents The determination of gender in wild animals is essential for behavioural and ecological studies, and also for conservation. The objectives of this study were (i) the determination of gender in faecal samples of Iberian wolf based on the differential concentrations of sexual steroid hormones (SSH) and (ii) to analyse the profiles of SSH in males and females (considering the gender determination carried out previously) during the non‐reproductive and reproductive periods. The quantification of androgens (testosterone, T), progestin (progesterone, P) and oestrogen (oestradiol, E) was conducted by means of enzyme immunoassay. The k‐means conglomerate analysis showed that the 59 faecal samples grouped into three different conglomerates, considering SSH levels. Groups 1 and 2 showed higher levels of T than group 3. Therefore, the faecal samples included in groups 1 and 2 (17 samples) corresponded to males and those of group 3 (42 samples) to females. The levels of T + P + E and T/P were higher in the group of males than in the group of females. The results of this study also showed that levels of T in males were higher during the reproductive period than in the non‐reproductive period. However, the concentrations of P and E turned out to be higher during the non‐reproductive season. In females, the levels of the three hormones (T, P and E) were higher during the reproductive period. |
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Barja, I Silván, G Rosellini, S Piñeiro, A Illera, MJ Illera, JC Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method |
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Barja, I Silván, G Rosellini, S Piñeiro, A Illera, MJ Illera, JC |
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Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method |
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Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method |
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Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method |
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Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method |
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Quantification of Sexual Steroid Hormones in Faeces of Iberian Wolf ( Canis lupus signatus): A Non‐invasive Sex Typing Method |
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quantification of sexual steroid hormones in faeces of iberian wolf ( canis lupus signatus): a non‐invasive sex typing method |
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