Repeated Restraint and Sampling Results in Reduced Corticosterone Levels in Developing and Adult Captive American Kestrels (Falco sparverius)

Authors

Oliver P. Love, University of WindsorFollow
Laird J. Shutt
Joel S. Silfies
David M. Bird

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Publication Title

Physiological & Biochemical Zoology

Volume

76

Issue

5

First Page

753

Last Page

761

Abstract

Presents a study which evaluated the effects of repeated restraint on the ability of postnatally developing chicks and adults to respond to a repeated standardized stressor of capture and handling in a semialtricial raptorial species, the American kestrel. Blood sampling and general procedure; Corticosterone radioimmunoassay analysis; Corticosterone levels in postnatally developing chicks and adults.

Recommended Citation

Love, Oliver P.; Shutt, Laird J.; Silfies, Joel S.; and Bird, David M., "Repeated Restraint and Sampling Results in Reduced Corticosterone Levels in Developing and Adult Captive American Kestrels (Falco sparverius)" (2003). Physiological & Biochemical Zoology, 76, 5, 753-761.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/biologypub/1119