Surface temperatures are influenced by handling stress independently of corticosterone levels in wild king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
A. Lewden, C. Ward, A. Noiret, S. Avril, L. Abolivier, C. Gerard, T. L. Hammer, E. Raymond, J.-P. Robin, V. A. Viblanc, P. Bize, A. STIER
This study uses thermal imaging to show that handling stress increases adult eye temperature and decreases beak temperature, but corticosterone levels do not affect surface temperatures in king penguins.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2023Zoology