Correlations between environmental salinity levels, blood biochemistry parameters, and steroid hormones in wild juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 15168 - 13
• Main Authors: Faulkner, Patricia C., Elsey, Ruth M., Hala, David, Petersen, Lene H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 26.07.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/443; 692/163; 704/172; Aldosterone; Alligator mississippiensis; Alligators; Alligators and Crocodiles - blood; Androgens; Angiotensin; Animals; Animals, Wild; Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic animals; Aquatic habitats; Aquatic reptiles; Biochemistry; Climate Change; Drought; Ecosystem; Electrolytes; Electrolytes - blood; Estrogens; Female; Fresh Water - chemistry; Freshwater environments; Glucocorticoids; Glucocorticoids - blood; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood; Hormones; Hormones - blood; Humanities and Social Sciences; Liquid chromatography; Louisiana; Male; Males; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; multidisciplinary; Renin; Renin-Angiotensin System; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salinization; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sea level rise; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Steroid hormones; Steroids; Storm surges; Tidal waves; Wetlands; Wildlife; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife refuges; Louisiana

American alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis ) inhabit freshwater wetlands that are vulnerable to salinization caused by anthropogenic alterations to freshwater flow, in addition to storm surges, sea level rise, and droughts. Salinization of coastal freshwater habitats is a growing concern in a...