Effects of capture and captivity on plasma corticosterone and metabolite levels in breeding Eurasian Tree Sparrows

Effects of capture and captivity on plasma corticosterone and metabolite levels in breeding Eurasian Tree Sparrows

Abstract Background Bringing free-living animals into captivity subjects them to the stress of both capture and captivity, leading to the alteration of normal physiological processes and behaviors through activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. In free-living birds, although elevated...

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Main Authors: Mo Li, Weiwei Zhu, Yang Wang, Yanfeng Sun, Juyong Li, Xuelu Liu, Yuefeng Wu, Xuebin Gao, Dongming Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-05-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Capture stress
Captivity stress
Corticosterone
Plasma metabolites
Free-living birds
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-019-0155-8

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