Stress responsiveness in nestlings: A comparison of two sampling techniques

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 225-229

  Duffy Jr , Alfred M ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Kestrel; Corticosterone; Falco sparverius; Hemodilution; Nestlings; Stress

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HORMONE; NESTLING; RAPTOR; SAMPLING;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 67649823317     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.225     Document Type: Article

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