Seasonal and diel variation of hormone metabolites in european stonechats: On the importance of high signal-to-noise ratios in noninvasive hormone studies

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-54

  Goymann, Wolfgang ^a   Trappschuh, Monika ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

corticosterone; diel rhythm; noninvasive hormone measurement; Saxicola torquata rubicola; testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; HORMONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CORTICOSTERONE; HORMONES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERI; SAXICOLA TORQUATA RUBICOLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79251496467     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730410388394     Document Type: Article

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