Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
An approach to stress assessment during hunting: Cortisol levels of wild boar (Sus scrofa) during drive hunts
J. Güldenpfennig, M. Schmicke, M. Hoedemaker…·O. Keuling
This study measures cortisol levels in wild boar during drive hunts to assess stress, finding significant sex and pregnancy-related differences but no seasonal or location effects.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-95927-2