The effects of variable foraging conditions on common murre (Uria aalge) corticosterone concentrations and parental provisioning

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-148

  Doody, Lesley M ^a   Wilhelm, Sabina I ^a   McKay, Donald W ^a   Walsh, Carolyn J ^a   Storey, Anne E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common murres; Corticosterone; Parental behavior

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAPELIN; CHICK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HATCHING; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MURRE; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEABIRD; SPAWNING; SPECIES; URIA AALGE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY COMPOSITION; CORTICOSTERONE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 37349116953     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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