Stress responsiveness decreases with age in precocial, juvenile Chukar

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 762-766

  Dickens, Molly J ^a   Romero, L Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GAMEBIRD; HATCHING; JUVENILE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLUMAGE;

ALECTORIS; ALECTORIS CHUKAR; AVES;

EID: 78649391506     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/09-185.1     Document Type: Article

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