Removal of a nest-mate elicits an age-dependent increase in plasma corticosterone of nestling Black-legged Kittiwakes

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-99

  Fridinger, Robert W ^a,c   O'Reilly, Kathleen M ^b   Kildaw, S Dean ^a   Buck, C Loren ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Kittiwakes; Nest disturbance; Nestlings; Rissa tridactyla; Stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; LARUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 33847422164     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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