Physiological response to stress in fledgling lesser kestrels falco naumanni: The role of physical condition, sex and individual genetic diversity

Ibis

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 559-567

  Ortego, Joaquín ^a   Zapero, Laura ^b   Calabuig, Gustau ^b   Cordero, Pedro J ^b   Aparicio, José Miguel ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoids; Heterozygosity; Leucocyte; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLEDGING; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAPTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 67849086590     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00936.x     Document Type: Article

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