Boxplots (description see Fig 1) of concentrations of glucocorticoid metabolites (GCM; ng/g droppings) of female Blue-fronted parrots (<i>Amazona aestiva</i>), kept under natural light variation (sunrise: 06:02 ± 0:11 a.m.—sunset: 06:09 ± 0:03 p.m.–mean ± standard deviation), after an injection of saline solution (0.9% NaCl; white boxes), dexamethasone (1 mg/Kg; white striped boxes) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (25 IU of ACTH; gray striped boxes).
João C. P. Ferreira
Caroline J. Fujihara
Erika Fruhvald
Eduardo Trevisol
Flavia C. Destro
Carlos R. Teixeira
José C. F. Pantoja
Elizabeth M. S. Schmidt
Rupert Palme
10.1371/journal.pone.0145909.g002
https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Boxplots_description_see_Fig_1_of_concentrations_of_glucocorticoid_metabolites_GCM_ng_g_droppings_of_female_Blue_fronted_parrots_Amazona_aestiva_kept_under_natural_light_variation_sunrise_06_02_0_11_a_m_sunset_06_09_0_03_p_m_mean_standard_deviation_after/1630238
<p>The control group was kept in the same room but remained undisturbed (gray boxes). Please note the different y-axis scale in the upper (Dexamethasone; ACTH) and lower (Saline; Control) panels. Asterisks beside the gray striped boxes indicate significant differences compared with the same interval of the control group (<i>P</i> < 0.01). The P values of time (T), treatments (Treat) and the interaction time*treatments (T*Treat) are shown.</p>
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saline
25 IU IM
hormone
aestiva
blood corticosterone concentrations
acth
behavioural disorders
experiment
method
gcm
blood sampling techniques
adrenocortical activity
dropping
parrots
Amazona
eia
species
cortisone enzyme immunoassay
stress
measure glucocorticoid metabolites
validation