How to capture wild passerine species to study baseline corticosterone levels

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 415-422

  Angelier, Frédéric ^a,c   Tonra, Christopher M ^b   Holberton, Rebecca L ^b   Marra, Peter P ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture; Corticosterone; Field endocrinology; Stress

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOMONITORING; CAPTURE METHOD; CONSPECIFIC; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; PASSERINE;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 77951878910     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0471-6     Document Type: Article

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