A rapid effect of handling on counts of white blood cells in a wintering passerine bird: A more practical measure of stress?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 161-166

  Cirule, Dina ^a,b   Krama, Tatjana ^a,c   Vrublevska, Jolanta ^a   Rantala, Markus J ^d   Krams, Indrikis ^a,c,d  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY   (Latvia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

H L ratio; Handling stress; Health condition; Parus major; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; HORMONE; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84855333304     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0719-9     Document Type: Article

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