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  • Comparative physiology
  • Vertebrate stress response
  • Wildlife endocrinology

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  • Glucocorticoid (GC) hormones are key indicators of vertebrate stress physiology and adaptation to environmental changes.
  • GC levels reflect metabolic demands and coping capacity, but vary with individual traits and life-history stages.
  • Assessing animal stress requires integrating GC measurements with downstream indicators like oxidative stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate blood cortisol and oxidative stress markers in wild Columbian ground squirrels following a standardized capture-handling stressor.
  • To compare stress responses in post-reproductive males and females weaning litters during mid-late June.
  • To explore the relationship between hormonal stress responses and oxidative damage markers.

Main Methods:

  • Wild adult Columbian ground squirrels (Urocitellus columbianus) were subjected to a 30-minute capture-handling stress.
  • Blood samples were collected to measure cortisol levels and oxidative stress markers (damage and defenses).
  • Measurements were taken during specific life-history stages: males preparing for hibernation and females weaning litters.

Main Results:

  • The time-course of GC increase in ground squirrels was significantly slower than reported for most other vertebrates.
  • Females weaning litters exhibited blunted GC responses, while post-reproductive males showed a response.
  • Short-term stress induced mild-to-moderate oxidative damage and reduced oxidative defenses, independent of GC changes.

Conclusions:

  • Columbian ground squirrels display a unique, slow-acting hormonal stress response compared to other species.
  • Life-history stage critically influences the endocrine stress response in this species.
  • A dissociation exists between acute hormonal stress responses and resultant oxidative damage, indicating complex physiological trade-offs.