Behavioral and physiological responses of wild-caught European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) to a minor, rapid change in ambient temperature

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 260-266

  De Bruijn, Robert ^a   Romero, L Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Corticosterone; European starling; Fight or flight; Heart rate; Stress response; Temperature; Weather

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; KETAMINE; KETOPROFEN; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEATHER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; STARLING; STURNUS VULGARIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79960697090     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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