Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (<i>Phoenicopterus roseus</i>) and Wild Mallards (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>)

Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (<i>Phoenicopterus roseus</i>) and Wild Mallards (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>)

This research project had the aim to validate the possible alternative and less-painful sampling method of cutting feathers close to the skin instead of plucking them for subsequent feather corticosterone analysis, confirming recently-published results for other species in captivity. Analyzing CORTf...

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Main Authors: Marielu Voit, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Lukas Reese, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Christa Thöne-Reineke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
feather corticosterone
Mallard
Greater Flamingo
wild birds
comparative study
cut feathers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/10/2796

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