Variation in baseline corticosterone levels of Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) populations along an urban gradient in Beijing, China

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 801-806

  Zhang, Shuping ^a   Lei, Fumin ^b   Liu, Shenglin ^a   Li, Dongming ^c   Chen, Cong ^a   Wang, Peizhe ^a  

^a MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Baseline corticosterone; Tree Sparrow; Urbanization; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASELINE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; HORMONE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PASSERINE; RURAL AREA; STEROID; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AVES; PASSER MONTANUS;

EID: 79958771180     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0663-8     Document Type: Article

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