The recently introduced technique of measuring corticosterone in feathers currently provides
the longest-term measure of corticosterone in birds. This review examines the strengths …

Cortisol and corticosterone, hormones traditionally considered biomarkers of stress, can be
measured in fluid biomatrices (eg, blood, saliva) from live animals to evaluate conditions at …

The first comprehensive review of all aspects of the biology of moult, drawing information
from across the literature and in all birds, from penguins to passerines. Feathers are …

In a consistently urbanizing world, anthropogenic noise has become almost omnipresent,
and there are increasing evidence that high noise levels can have major impacts on wildlife …

In a rapidly urbanizing world, trace element pollution may represent a threat to human health
and wildlife, and it is therefore crucial to assess both exposition levels and associated effects …

The massive use of neonicotinoid insecticides has been repeatedly incriminated for their
impacts to avian populations. Some studies have reported contamination of granivorous …

Food shortage challenges the development of nestlings; yet, to cope with this stressor,
nestlings can induce stress responses to adjust metabolism or behaviour. Food shortage …

Measuring corticosterone in feathers allows researchers to make long-term, retrospective
assessments of physiology with non-invasive sampling. To date, there is little evidence that …

Urban landscapes are associated with abiotic and biotic environmental changes that may
result in potential stressors for wild vertebrates. Urban exploiters have physiological …

Fault bars are narrow malformations in feathers oriented almost perpendicular to the rachis
where the feather vein and even the rachis may break. Breaks in the barbs and barbules …