Resource allocation in Wilson's storm-petrels Oceanites oceanicus determined by measurement of glucocorticoid excretion

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-122

  Quillfeldt, Petra ^a,c   Möstl, Erich ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay; Faeces; Food availability; Procellariiform seabirds; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CICONIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; HYDROBATINAE; OCEANITES; OCEANITES OCEANICUS; PROCELLARIIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038128177     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-003-0074-9     Document Type: Article

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