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A capture-handling-restraint protocol elicits short-term stress responses in female and male parental wild great tits (Parus major) but has little impact on reproductive success
Franziska Fröhlich, Lucía Mentesana, Caroline Deimel, Michaela Hau
This study examines the effects of capture-handling-restraint on wild great tits, finding short-term stress responses but no impact on reproductive success.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.17.712382