Browsing Research Articles (Anatomy and Physiology) by Subject "Plains zebra (Equus quagga)"

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Effects of lions on behaviour and endocrine stress in plains zebras

Periquet, Stephanie; Richardson, Peter; Cameron, Elissa Z.; Ganswindt, Andre; Belton, L.E. (Lydia); Loubser, Elize; Dalerum, Fredrik (Wiley, 2017-09)

Living under predation risk may alter both behaviour and physiology of potential prey. In extreme cases, such alterations may have serious demographic consequences, and recent studies support that non-lethal effects of ...
Plains zebra (Equus quagga) adrenocortical activity increases during times of large aggregations in the Serengeti ecosystem

Seeber, P.A.; Franz, M.; Dehnhard, M.; Ganswindt, Andre; Greenwood, A.D.; East, M.L. (Elsevier, 2018-06)

Adverse environmental stimuli (stressors) activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and contribute to allostatic load. This study investigates the contribution of environmental stressors and life history stage to ...

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