Effects of small increases in corticosterone levels on morphology, immune function, and feather development

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-86

  Butler, Michael W ^a,c   Leppert, Lynda L ^b,d   Dufty Jr , Alfred M ^c  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEATHER; HORMONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MORPHOLOGY; NESTLING; PHENOTYPE; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FALCONIFORMES; FEATHER; FORELIMB; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; EATING; FALCONIFORMES; FEATHERS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WING;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 74949122784     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648483     Document Type: Article

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