Simple and inexpensive devices to measure heart rates of incubating birds

Heart rate is a useful physiological index for studies of stress, locomotion, and activity patterns. Measuring heart rates of birds without the need to handle individuals is desirable when trapping is problematic or may cause unwanted disturbance. Heart-rate recorders housed in dummy eggs offer an e...

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Published in:	Journal of field ornithology Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 288 - 296
Main Authors:	Arnold, Jennifer M., Ordonez, Rafael, Copeland, David A., Nathan, Rungun, Scornavacchi, Joshua M., Tyerman, Donald J., Oswald, Stephen A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01-09-2011 Wiley Subscription Services
Subjects:	Aves Bird banding Bird nesting Bird pests bird physiology Birds dummy egg Eggs field technique Headphones Heart rate Hydroprogne caspia Larus delawarensis Microphones minimally invasive ORNITHOLOGICAL METHODS Physiology Sea birds Sterna hirundo stress Canada, Ontario
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