The stress hormone corticosterone in a marine top predator reflects short-term changes in food availability

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1306-1317

  Barrett, Robert T ^a   Erikstad, Kjell E ^b,c   Sandvik, Hanno ^c   Myksvoll, Mari ^d   Jenni Eiermann, Susi ^e   Kristensen, Ditte L ^b   Moum, Truls ^f   Reiertsen, Tone K ^a,b   Vikebø, Frode ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

CORT; Uria aalge; Common guillemot; Food availability; Seabird

Indexed keywords

ALCIDAE; AVES; GADUS MORHUA; URIA AALGE;

EID: 84924991247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1438     Document Type: Article

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