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Temporal overlap and repeatability of feather corticosterone levels: practical considerations for use as a biomarker

The measurement of corticosterone (CORT) levels in feathers has recently become an appealing tool for the conservation toolbox, potentially providing a non-invasive, integrated measure of stress activity throughout the time of feather growth. However, because the mechanism of CORT deposition, storag...

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Autores principales: Harris, Christopher M., Madliger, Christine L., Love, Oliver P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5142047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27933163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cow051