Fecal corticosterone levels in California spotted owls exposed to low-intensity chainsaw sound

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 698-702

  Tempel, Douglas J ^a,b   Gutierrez R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

California spotted owl; Chainsaws; Fecal corticosterone; Human disturbance; Sierra Nevada Forest Plan; Strix occidentalis occidentalis

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HORMONE; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAPTOR; TIMBER HARVESTING;

UNITED STATES;

RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 0142153959     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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