Stability of avian fecal corticosterone metabolite levels in frozen avian feces

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1010-1013

  Herring, Garth ^a,b   Gawlik, Dale E ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian ecology; Corticosterone; Fecal metabolites; Fecal steroids; Glucocorticoids; Sample storage

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECES; HORMONE; METABOLITE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; STEROID; WATERFOWL;

AVES; DENDROCYGNA BICOLOR; EUDOCIMUS; EUDOCIMUS ALBUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77749289727     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-398     Document Type: Article

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