Influence of radiotransmitters on fecal glucocorticoid levels of free-ranging male American Kestrels

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 772-778

  Pereira, Ricardo José Garcia ^a   Granzinolli, Marco Antonio Monteiro ^b   De Barros, Fábio Monteiro ^b   Duarte, José Maurcio Barbanti ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

American kestrel; Falco sparverius; Fecal glucocorticoids; Radiotelemetry; Raptors; Southeast Brazil; Stress; Transmitter attachment

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; ENZYME; FECES; FIELD SURVEY; IMMUNOASSAY; METABOLITE; ORNITHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOTELEMETRY; RAPTOR;

FALCO SPARVERIUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 77349123055     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-184     Document Type: Article

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