Great Tit (Parus major) breath rate in response to handling stress: Urban and forest birds differ

Anna Torné-Noguera; Emilio Pagani-Núñez; Juan Carlos Senar

doi:10.1007/s10336-013-1025-5

Great Tit (Parus major) breath rate in response to handling stress: Urban and forest birds differ

Anna Torné-Noguera
, Emilio Pagani-Núñez
, Juan Carlos Senar

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Abstract

Animal research commonly requires temporary handling of study animals. In this study, we compared the response to handling stress in urban and forest Great Tits (Parus major). We measured breath rate, which has been suggested as a proxy of the stress response of the bird. Urban birds displayed higher breath rates than forest birds. Results suggest that the effect of handling can vary from one habitat to another and should be taken into account in future studies on the topic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-318
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Ornithology
Volume	155
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-1025-5
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Breath rate
Great Tit
Handling
Parus major
Stress
Urban

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