Physiological trade-offs in self-maintenance: Plumage molt and stress physiology in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2768-2777

  Cornelius, Jamie M ^a   Perfito, Nicole ^b   Zann, Richard ^c   Breuner, Creagh W ^d   Hahn, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid binding globulin; Corticosterone; Environmental predictability; Opportunism; Protein; Red crossbill; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; TRANSCORTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD; FEATHER; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEATHERS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MOLTING; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCORTIN;

AVES; COLUMBA LIVIA; LOXIA CURVIROSTRA; PASSER MONTANUS; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79961091810     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.057174     Document Type: Article

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