Corticosterone levels as indicators of habitat quality: Effects of habitat segregation in a migratory bird during the non-breeding season

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 284-292

  Marra, Peter P ^a   Holberton, Rebecca L ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

American redstart; Corticosterone; Habitat quality; Non breeding season; Setophaga ruticilla

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

JAMAICA;

SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 0031656846     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050590     Document Type: Article

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