Increased energy expenditure but decreased stress responsiveness during molt

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 452-462

  Cyr, Nicole E ^a   Wikelski, Martin ^b   Romero, L Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

BIOENERGETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MOLT; PASSERINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLTING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STARLING; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; MOLTING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STARLINGS; STRESS;

AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 46449103879     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589547     Document Type: Article

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