Health assessments and stress response of Xantus's Murrelets to capture, handling and radio-marking

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Newman, Scott H ^a,b   Carter, Harry R ^c,d   Whitworth, Darrell L ^e   Zinkl, Joseph G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Carter Biological Consulting   (Canada)

^e California Institute of Environmental Studies   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Blood; Corticosterone; Health; Hermatology; Heterophil; Radio Marking; Strees; Synthliboramphus hypoleucus; Telemetry; Xantus's Murrelet

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH RISK; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEABIRD;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCIDAE; AVES; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS HYPOLEUCUS;

EID: 33748316547     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: 10183337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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