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Does Feather Corticosterone Reflect Individual Quality or External Stress in Arctic-Nesting Migratory Birds?

The effects of environmental perturbations or stressors on individual states can be carried over to subsequent life stages and ultimately affect survival and reproduction. The concentration of corticosterone (CORT) in feathers is an integrated measure of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal activity durin...

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Autores principales: Legagneux, Pierre, Harms, N. Jane, Gauthier, Gilles, Chastel, Olivier, Gilchrist, H. Grant, Bortolotti, Gary, Bêty, Joël, Soos, Catherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24391720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082644