Extremely low ambient temperature affects haematological parameters and body condition in wintering Great Tits (Parus major)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 889-895

  Krams, Indrikis ^a   Cīrule, Dina ^a,c   Krama, Tatjana ^a,b   Vrublevska, Jolanta ^a  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Cold stress; Dominance hierarchy; H L ratio; Health condition; Parus major

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY CONDITION; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOLOGY; PASSERINE; RESOURCE USE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 80052777518     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0672-7     Document Type: Article

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