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. 2023 Feb 15;13:2724. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29744-0

Author Correction: Stress responses to repeated captures in a wild ungulate

L Monica Trondrud 1,✉,#, Cassandra Ugland 1,2,#, Erik Ropstad 3, Leif Egil Loe 1, Steve Albon 4, Audun Stien 5, Alina L Evans 6, Per Medbøe Thorsby 7, Vebjørn Veiberg 8, R Justin Irvine 3,9, Gabriel Pigeon 1,10
PMCID: PMC9932067  PMID: 36792793

Correction to: Scientific Reports 10.1038/s41598-022-20270-z, published online 29 September 2022

In the original version of this Article we used Ref 38 to support the following statements:

"Our results are broadly consistent with previous findings in Svalbard reindeer [14] and other ungulates, including free-ranging impala (Aepyceros melampus) [16], guanacos (Lama guanacoe) [38], and vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) [39], although the specific responses to being chased and restrained may vary between species. For instance, in guanacos, cortisol increased with handling time, but corticosterone did not [38]. In contrast, both cortisol and corticosterone increased during handling in our study. There is, however, some debate on how well glucocorticoids reflect the severity of a stressor, and animals may still remain in a state of distress when glucocorticoid levels are low [40]. Elevated glucocorticoids can also indicate that the animal is, in fact, able to mount a normal stress response [40].”

After publication it has come to our attention that Reference 38 was retracted in 2015 [1]. We therefore do not believe it is appropriate to use it to support these statements. As a result, these sentences are revised and now reads:

"Our results are broadly consistent with previous findings in Svalbard reindeer [14] and other ungulates, including free-ranging impala (Aepyceros melampus) [16], and vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) [39], although the specific responses to being chased and restrained may vary between species. There is, however, some debate on how well glucocorticoids reflect the severity of a stressor, and animals may still remain in a state of distress when glucocorticoid levels are low [40]. Elevated glucocorticoids can also indicate that the animal is, in fact, able to mount a normal stress response [40].”

Reference:

1. Retraction: “Do cortisol and corticosterone play the same role in coping with stressors? Measuring glucocorticoid serum in free-ranging guanacos (Lama guanicoe)”, by R. Ovejero, A. Novillo, M. Soto-Gamboa, M.E. Mosca-Torres, P. Cuello, P. Gregório, G. Jahn and P. Carmanchahi. J. Exp. Zool. (2015). https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1918


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