Winter tourism increases stress hormone levels in the Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus

Ibis

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-133

  Thiel, Dominik ^a,b,d   Jenni Eiermann, Susanne ^a   Palme, Rupert ^c   Jenni, Lukas ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^d Departement Bau Verkehr und Umwelt   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Grouse; Human disturbance; Recreation; Stress ecology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; FITNESS; HABITAT TYPE; HORMONE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; METABOLITE; MONTANE FOREST; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POULTRY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOURISM;

GERMANY; SWITZERLAND;

PICEA ABIES; TETRAO UROGALLUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 78650095775     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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