An automated system to control and manipulate the flight activity of captive birds

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1195-1199

  Costantini, David ^a   Mirzai, Nosrat ^a   Metcalfe, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Body mass; Flight effort; Oxidative stress; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLIGHT; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84864367877     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1362-z     Document Type: Article

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