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Animal Science and Veterinary
Austria
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
56
Citations
12650
World Ranking
418
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Erich Möstl is affiliated with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria. Their research contributions span a combination of fields including endocrinology, animal behavior, and ecology, with a particular focus on hormonal and reproductive studies, animal behavior, and welfare.

The scientist has published research in notable venues such as:

  • Animals
  • Conservation Physiology

Möstl's recent published papers cover topics relevant to non-invasive hormone measurement techniques and wildlife physiology. Notable papers include:

  • Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques, 2020, Animals
  • Development of an 11-oxoetiocholanolone mini-kit for the quantification of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in various wildlife species, 2025, Conservation Physiology

Their research has contributed to understanding of small animals and broader areas within ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach toward endocrinology related to animal welfare and reproduction.

Key subfields in which Möstl is active include:

  • Small Animals
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The main themes of their work elaborate on:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies

Möstl collaborates frequently with several co-authors, indicating an engaged research network. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Rupert Palme
  • Kerstin E. Thonhauser
  • Marius Kußmaul
  • Katharina Hohlbaum
  • Thomas Rülicke

Best Publications

  • Hormones as indicators of stress.

    E Möstl;R Palme

  • Effects of sex and time of day on metabolism and excretion of corticosterone in urine and feces of mice.

    Chadi Touma;Norbert Sachser;Erich Möstl;Rupert Palme

  • Stress Hormones in Mammals and Birds: Comparative Aspects Regarding Metabolism, Excretion, and Noninvasive Measurement in Fecal Samples

    R. Palme;S. Rettenbacher;C. Touma;S. M. El-Bahr

  • Faecal steroid analysis for non-invasive monitoring of reproductive status in farm, wild and zoo animals

    Franz Schwarzenberger;Erich Möstl;Rupert Palme;Elmar Bamberg

  • Measurement of cortisol metabolites in faeces of ruminants.

    E. Möstl;J.L. Maggs;G. Schrötter;U. Besenfelder

  • Measurement of Corticosterone Metabolites in Birds' Droppings: An Analytical Approach

    Erich Möstl;Sophie Rettenbacher;Rupert Palme

  • Fecal corticosteroids in a territorial bird selected for different personalities : Daily rhythm and the response to social stress

    C Carere;T.G.G Groothuis;E Möstl;S Daan

  • Cortisol release and heart rate variability in horses during road transport

    Alice Schmidt;Erich Möstl;Christiane Wehnert;Jörg Aurich

  • Noninvasive Fecal Monitoring of Glucocorticoids in Spotted Hyenas,Crocuta crocuta ☆

    Wolfgang Goymann;Erich Möstl;Thomas J. Van't Hof;Marion L. East;Marion L. East

  • Measurement of glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in faeces of domestic livestock.

    Möstl E;Messmann S;Bagu E;Robia C

  • A versatile enzyme immunoassay for the determination of progestogens in feces and serum

    Laura Graham;Franz Schwarzenberger;Erich Möstl;Wieke Galama

  • Changes in cortisol release and heart rate and heart rate variability during the initial training of 3-year-old sport horses.

    Alice Schmidt;Jörg Aurich;Erich Möstl;Jürgen Müller

  • Changes in cortisol release and heart rate variability in sport horses during long-distance road transport.

    A. Schmidt;S. Biau;E. Möstl;M. Becker-Birck

  • Reproductive suppression in female Alpine marmots, Marmota marmota

    Klaus Hackländer;Erich Möstl;Walter Arnold

  • Transport stress in cattle as reflected by an increase in faecal cortisol metabolite concentrations.

    R. Palme;C. Robia;W. Baumgartner;E. Möstl

  • The relationship between social stress and dominance is seasonal in greylag geese

    Kurt Kotrschal;Katharina Hirschenhauser;Erich Möstl

  • MEASUREMENT OF FAECAL CORTISOL METABOLITES IN RUMINANTS : A NON-INVASIVE PARAMETER OF ADRENOCORTICAL FUNCTION

    R. Palme;C. Robia;S. Messmann;J. Hofer

  • Social, state-dependent and environmental modulation of faecal corticosteroid levels in free-ranging female spotted hyenas.

    Wolfgang Goymann;Marion L. East;Bettina Wachter;Oliver P. Höner

  • Cortisol release, heart rate, and heart rate variability in transport-naive horses during repeated road transport

    A. Schmidt;S. Hödl;E. Möstl;J. Aurich

  • Measurement of fecal steroids in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) using group-specific enzyme immunoassays for 20-oxo-pregnanes

    Franz Schwarzenberger;Kristina Tomášová;Dana Holečková;Bernd Matern

  • Enhanced yolk testosterone influences behavioral phenotype independent of sex in Japanese quail chicks Coturnix japonica.

    Jonathan Niall Daisley;Vivien Bromundt;Erich Möstl;Kurt Kotrschal

  • Measurement of corticosterone metabolites in chicken droppings

    S. Rettenbacher;E. Möstl;R. Hackl;K. Ghareeb

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Kotrschal
Kurt Kotrschal University of Vienna
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christine Aurich
Christine Aurich University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jörg Aurich
Jörg Aurich University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Toni Laaksonen
Toni Laaksonen University of Turku
Marion L. East
Marion L. East Leibniz Association
Heribert Hofer
Heribert Hofer Leibniz Association
Judith Morales
Judith Morales Spanish National Research Council
Franz Schwarzenberger
Franz Schwarzenberger University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Petra Quillfeldt
Petra Quillfeldt University of Giessen

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