Simple and inexpensive devices to measure heart rates of incubating birds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-296

  Arnold, Jennifer M ^a   Ordonez, Rafael ^a   Copeland, David A ^a   Nathan, Rungun ^a   Scornavacchi, Joshua M ^a   Tyerman, Donald J ^b   Oswald, Stephen A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Presqu'ile Provincial Park   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bird physiology; Dummy egg; Field technique; Heart rate; Minimally invasive; Stress

Indexed keywords

AVES; HYDROPROGNE CASPIA; LARUS DELAWARENSIS; STERNA CASPIA; STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 80051964726     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2011.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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