Behavioral and physiological responses of nestling pied flycatchers to acoustic stress

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 481-487

  Tilgar, Vallo ^a   Saag, Pauli ^a   Külavee, Rauno ^a   Mänd, Raivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Ficedula hypoleuca; Freezing behavior; Leukocytes; Locomotor activity; Passerine; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; LOCOMOTION; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PIED FLYCATCHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; SONGBIRDS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 77950944243     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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