Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild yellow-bellied marmots: experimental validation, individual differences and ecological correlates

Abstract

This study performs biological and physiological validations of a minimally-invasive technique for assessing fecal corticosterone metabolites in captive and wild groups of yellow-bellied marmots and finds repeatable inter-individual differences in FCMs, suggesting this hormonal trait might be a meaningful target of selection.

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