State

Other (captivity
Biomarker Measurement Medium Species Author
indicators or free
life)
Adrenal
Gist and
steroidogenesis, Caiman
Corticosterone, ACTH Plasma - Captivity Kaplan,
adrenocortical crocodilus
1976.
response
Circadian Circadian Lance and
Alligator
Corticosterone rhythm Plasma rhythm, Captivity Lauren
mississippiensis
regulation temperature 1984
Confinement
Captivity
density and Alligator Elsey et
Corticosterone Stress indicator Plasma and free
nesting mississippiensis al., 1990
life
success, sex
Corticosterone, Stress and
Plasma
aldosterone, glucose, immune Alligator Morci et
and base Body mass Captivity
white cells, lymphoid function mississippiensis al., 1997
tissue
cells. indicator
Indicators of Body weight,
Corticosterone, Whole
immune length, water Crocodylu Turton et
Immunoglobulin (Ig), blood, Captivity
function and temperature, s porosus al., 1997
White cells. plasma.
stress brood origin
Sex, age
Hyperglycemic class, body
Glucose, Blood Crocodylu Jessop et
response in the condition, Free life
corticosterone. (plasma) s johnstoni al., 2003
stress response male
hierarchy.
Acute stress in
adults and
Corticosterone, Glucose, Alligator Lance et
subadults, Plasma Free life
testosterone protein mississippiensis al., 2004
testosterone
suppression
Ganswindt
Adrenocortical Serum Crocodylu
Corticosterone - Captivity et al.,
function and stool s niloticus
2014
Stress and
Growth rate,
Corticosterone and immune Crocodylu Finger et
Plasma bactericidal Captivity
phytohematoglutinin. function s porosus al., 2015
activity
indicators
Heterophylls and Whole Body Alligator Murray et
Stress indicators Free life
Lymphocytes blood condition mississippiensis al., 2015
Indicator of
stress and Embry Temperature, Caiman Parachú et
Corticosterone Free life
influence on sex o sex latirostris al., 2015
determination Plasma
Corticosterone, Stress indicators
Crocodylu Finger et
testosterone and and steroid Plasma - Captivity
s porosus al., 2016
estradiol hormones
Overall
Stress/baseline Alligator Finger et
Corticosterone Plasma length and Captivity
indicator mississippiensis al., 2018
head length
Flow Body Hamilton
Environmenta Alligator
Corticosterone scales and condition Captivity et al.,
l stressors mississippiensis
plasma index 2018
Size, sewage
Animal welfare Crocodylu Isberg et
Corticosterone Plasma and water Captivity
on farms s porosus al., 2018
temperature
Body weight,
Corticosterone and Stress and length, body
Caiman Moleón et
leukocytes, total immunological Plasma condition, Captivity
latirostris al., 2018
white blood cells indicators water
temperature,
Continued Table 1