Influence of proximity to a geographical range limit on the physiology of a tropical bird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 640-649

  Busch, D Shallin ^a,c   Robinson, W Douglas ^b   Robinson, Tara R ^b   Wingfield, John C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian endocrinology; Climate change; Energetic constraint; Environmental stressors; Species distribution

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; RAIN;

ABUNDANCE; BLOOD; BODY CONDITION; CELL ORGANELLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HORMONE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DECLINE; RAINFALL; RANGE EXPANSION; SONGBIRD; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UNDERSTORY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; PANAMA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CORTICOSTERONE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANAMA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RAIN; SONGBIRDS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ISTHMUS OF PANAMA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AVES; CYPHORHINUS PHAEOCEPHALUS; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 79953323648     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01791.x     Document Type: Article

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