Publications by authors named "C D Buesching"
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- Conservation efforts have helped the giant panda rebound from near extinction, but they still face threats from human activities, and low breeding success in captivity persists.
- This study focused on measuring hormone levels (testosterone, estradiol, progesterone, and cortisol) in panda hair and comparing them to faecal samples to evaluate stress and reproductive health.
- Results indicated that hormone levels varied monthly and demonstrated a significant correlation between hair and faecal cortisol, providing a potential method for monitoring panda welfare and assessing conservation success.
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- The study focuses on how different wild animals, specifically European badgers, manage their energy expenditure differently based on individual traits like age and reproductive status, despite being in the same environment.
- Researchers used specialized equipment to measure badgers' movement and energy usage over multiple seasons, gathering data on how these factors impacted their body condition.
- Results indicated significant variability in energy expenditure among badgers, showing that these differences are influenced by the season and individual life-history traits.
Infant call structure should have evolved to elicit maximum maternal attention and investment. Neonates of giant pandas produce three types of vocalizations reported to be vitally important in the context of mother-infant communications. However, how cubs, 0-15 days old, communicate with their mothers to elicit maternal care remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMeasuring stress experienced by wild mammals is increasingly important in the context of human-induced rapid environmental change and initiatives to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts. Glucocorticoids (GC), such as cortisol, mediate responses by promoting physiological adjustments during environmental perturbations. Measuring cortisol is a popular technique; however, this often reveals only recent short-term stress such as that incurred by restraining the animal to sample blood, corrupting the veracity of this approach.
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