The effects of chronic psychological and physical stress on feather replacement in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-79

  Strochlic, David E ^a   Romero, L Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Chronic stress; Corticosterone; Food restriction; Implant; Molt; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; STRESS HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DOWN REGULATION; FEATHER; GROWTH; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; MASS; MENTAL STRESS; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STARLING; STURNUS VULGARIS;

AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 36849002870     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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