Short-term physiological and behavioural effects of high- versus low-frequency fluorescent light on captive birds

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-33

  Evans, Jennifer E ^a   Smith, Emma L ^a   Bennett, Andrew T D ^a,b   Cuthill, Innes C ^a   Buchanan, Katherine L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captive bird; Corticosterone; Flicker frequency; Fluorescent lighting; Light environment; Sturnus vulgaris; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; FLUORESCENCE; HORMONE; LIGHT EFFECT; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SONGBIRD; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 83555176120     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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