Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (<em>Pelecanus onocrotalus</em>) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos
The pinioning of birds was previously one of the most-accepted forms of mutilation in zoos. Despite a lack of knowledge on the effects of deflighting procedures with regard to the well-being of deflighted birds, pelicans are often reversibly deflighted by feather-clipping to keep them in open enclos...
Main Authors: | Gudrun Haase, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Lukas Reese, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annais Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Christa Thöne-Reineke |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/9/2522 |
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