Neonatal handling of Amazon parrots alters the stress response and immune function

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 335-349

  Collette, J C ^a   Millam, J R ^a   Klasing, K C ^a   Wakenell, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazona amazonica; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Immune system; Neonatal handling; Orange winged Amazon parrots; Taming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034104487     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00098-2     Document Type: Article

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