Table 1:
Population | Year | Collection method: post-nesting/walking | Collection method: basking trap | Basal only | Stress response only | Total |
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Urban female | 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Urban female | 2013 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
Total urban female | 2012 + 2013 | 38 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 39 |
Rural female | 2013 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Urban male | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Urban male | 2013 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Total urban male | 2012 + 2013 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Rural male | 2013 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
Urban refers to the more human-impacted site, TCRA, whereas rural refers to the less human-impacted site, LMU. No blood samples were collected at LMU in 2012. Collection method, i.e. walking on land, post-nesting or basking trap (see Materials and methods section for details) is noted, as well as whether only a basal sample or an entire corticosterone stress-response series was collected.