Corticosterone secretion in response to adult alarm calls in American Kestrels

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-325

  Dufty Jr , Alfred M ^a   Crandall, Meredeth B ^b,c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm calls; American Kestrel; Constraints corticosterone; Playbacks

Indexed keywords

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 28244486095     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-76.4.319     Document Type: Article

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