Experimental corticosterone manipulation increases mature feather corticosterone content: implications for inferring avian stress history from feather analyses
Y. Aharon-Rotman, W. A. Buttemer, L. Koren, K. Wynne-Edwards
This study shows that corticosterone can be externally deposited on mature feathers after implantation, challenging the assumption that feather corticosterone reflects only developmental levels.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2021Physiology