Stress and plasma corticosterone levels in the american alligator–relationships with stocking density and nesting success

1. Blood samples were taken from captive and wild adult alligators for evaluation of baseline plasma corticosterone levels. Adult male alligators were found to have significantly higher plasma corticosterone levels than adult female alligators in captive and wild populations. 2. Captive adult alligators maintained at high stocking densities had plasma corticosterone levels higher than those […]