Effects of blood collection on wild birds: An update

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-378

  Sheldon, Lani D ^a   Chin, Eunice H ^a   Gill, Sharon A ^b   Schmaltz, Gregory ^c   Newman, Amy E M ^a   Soma, Kiran K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SEASON; NESTLING; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; GREATER ANTILLES; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PUERTO RICO;

AVES; CROTOPHAGA ANI; STURNUS VULGARIS; THRYOTHORUS LEUCOTIS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 64549110782     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04295.x     Document Type: Article

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