Interannual variation in the adrenal responsiveness of black-legged kittiwake chicks (Rissa tridactyla)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-368

  Brewer, John H ^a   O'Reilly, Kathleen M ^b   Dean Kildaw, S ^a   Loren Buck, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal responsiveness; Biological indicator; Corticosterone; Forage availability; Kittiwakes; Rissa tridactyla; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHICK; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; SEABIRD; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40849112795     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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