ArticleConservation physiology2016
Temporal overlap and repeatability of feather corticosterone levels: practical considerations for use as a biomarker.
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- The Effect of Egg Laying on Feather and Plasma Corticosterone Concentrations in Turkey (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Corticosterone in feathers: Inter- and intraindividual variation in pullets and the importance of the feather type.Veterinary and animal science · 2021Article
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- Describing the growth and molt of modern domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) primary wing feathers.Journal of animal science · 2020Article
- Corticosterone in feathers of laying hens: an assay validation for evidence-based assessment of animal welfare.Poultry science · 2020Article
- Of 11 candidate steroids, corticosterone concentration standardized for mass is the most reliable steroid biomarker of nutritional stress across different feather types.Ecology and evolution · 2019Article
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- Quantifying corticosterone in feathers: validations for an emerging technique.Conservation physiology · 2018Article
- An evaluation of feather corticosterone as a biomarker of fitness and an ecologically relevant stressor during breeding in the wild.Oecologia · 2017Article
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Abstract
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, storage and stability in feathers is not fully understood, it is unclear how reliable this measure may be, especially when there is an extended interval between growth and feather collection. We compared CORT levels of naturally grown feathers from tree swallows (
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