Pallid bands in feathers and associated stable isotope signatures reveal effects of severe weather stressors on fledgling sparrows

In August 2013, we observed a high incidence (44%) of synchronous bands of reduced melanin (a type of fault bar we have termed “pallid bands”) across the rectrices of juvenile Grasshopper Sparrows (Ammodrammus savannarum) captured near El Reno, Oklahoma. Earlier that year, on May 31, the site was st...

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Autores principales: Ross, Jeremy D., Kelly, Jeffrey F., Bridge, Eli S., Engel, Michael H., Reinking, Dan L., Boyle, W. Alice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2015
Materias:
Conservation Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780766
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.814

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4358640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25780766
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.814

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