Effect of repetitive visual stimuli on behaviour and plasma corticosterone of European starlings

Animal Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-258

  Smith, Emma L ^a   Greenwood, V J ^a   Goldsmith, A R ^a   Cuthill, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Behaviour; Environment; European starling; Light; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIGHT; PASSERINE; VISION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 25844431557     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1570756054472827     Document Type: Article

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