Chronological age, biological age, and individual variation in the stress response in the European starling: a follow-up study

The strength of the avian stress response declines with age. A recently published study of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) found that a marker of biological age predicted the strength of the stress response even in individuals of the same chronological age. Specifically, birds that had experie...

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Main Authors: Annie Gott, Clare Andrews, Maria Larriva Hormigos, Karen Spencer, Melissa Bateson, Daniel Nettle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5842.pdf

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