The reproductive and stress physiology of Zebra Finches in context: Integrating field and laboratory studies

Emu

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-208

  Perfito, Nicole ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FIELDWORK; PASSERINE; PERTURBATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 77955864798     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09091     Document Type: Review

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