Please find a list of our published papers ordered by species here.
Selected papers:
- Edwards, KL., Wheaton, CJ., Brown, JL., Dimovski, AM., Fanson, KV., Ganswindt, A., Ganswindt, SB., Hagenah, N., Keeley, T., Möstl, E., O’Hara, B., Penfold, LM., Shablin, SA., Palme, R. (2025): Development of an 11-oxoetiocholanolone mini-kit for the quantification of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in various wildlife species. Conservation Physiology, 13, coaf074. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaf074
- Palme, R. (2019): Non-invasive measurement of glucocorticoids: advances and problems. Physiology & Behavior, 199, 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.11.021
- Palme, R., Touma, C., Arias, N., Dominchin, MF., Lepschy, M. (2013): Steroid extraction: Get the best out of faecal samples. Wiener Tierärztliche Monatsschrift – Veterinary Medicine Austria, 100, 238-246.
- Palme, R. (2012): Monitoring stress hormone metabolites as a useful, non-invasive tool for welfare assessment in farm animals. Animal Welfare, 21, 331-337. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.21.3.331
- Sheriff, MJ., Dantzer, B., Delehanty, B., Palme, R., Boonstra, R. (2011): Measuring stress in wildlife: techniques for quantifying glucocorticoids. Oecologia, 166, 869-887. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-011-1943-y
- Palme, R., Rettenbacher, S., Touma, C., El-Bahr, SM., Möstl, E. (2005): Stress hormones in mammals and birds: Comparative aspects regarding metabolism, excretion and noninvasive measurement in fecal samples. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1040, 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1327.021
- Touma, C., Palme, R. (2005): Measuring fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in mammals and birds: The importance of validation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1046, 54-74. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1343.006
Möstl, E., Rettenbacher, S., Palme, R. (2005): Measurement of corticosterone metabolites in birds’ droppings: An analytical approach. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1046, 17-34. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1343.004
- Möstl, E., Palme, R. (2002): Hormones as indicators of stress. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 23, 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0739-7240(02)00146-7