"The stressed bird in the hand": Influence of sampling design on the physiological stress response in a free-living songbird
N. Huber, K. Mahr, Z. Toth, Y. U. Cınar, E. Z. Szarka, P. Salmon, A. Z. Lendvai
This study tests how sampling design affects stress responses in free-living birds, finding no significant stress increase from additional blood sampling or handling.
bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2020Physiology