Artificial rain and cold wind act as stressors to captive molting and non-molting European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 512-519

  De Bruijn, Robert ^a   Romero, L Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Corticosterone; European starling; Fight or flight; Heart rate; Rain; Stress response; Weather

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; RAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; FEATHER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; STARLING; STRESS; STURNUS VULGARIS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; WIND;

EID: 84872670231     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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