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An association between feather damaging behavior and corticosterone metabolite excretion in captive African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)
BACKGROUND: African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) are kept as pets and are frequently hand-reared. It has been observed that hand-reared African grey parrots may develop behavioral disorders such as feather damaging behavior (FDB). It is well known that chronic stress is involved in behavioral...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27672512 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2462 |