Measuring salivary analytes from free-ranging monkeys
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Measuring salivary analytes from free-ranging monkeys.
Studies of large free-ranging mammals have been revolutionized by non-invasive methods for assessing physiology, which usually involve the measurement of fecal or urinary biomarkers. However, such techniques are limited by numerous factors. To expand the range of physiological variables measurable non-invasively from free-ranging primates, we developed techniques for sampling monkey saliva by o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physiology & Behavior
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0031-9384
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.09.003