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Buccal swabs as a reliable source of DNA for sexing young and adult Common Swifts (Apus apus)

Arndt H. J. Wellbrock, Auteur ; Christina Bauch, Auteur ; Jan Rozman, Auteur ; Klaudia Witte, Auteur

Dans Journal of Ornithology (153(3) JUL 2012)

We investigated the reliability of buccal swabs for molecular sex determination in very young nestlings (0-14 days old) and adults of the Common Swift (Apus apus) compared to the results from blood samples of the same individuals. Sex determinat[...]

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"Bug-eggs" for Common Swifts and other small birds: minimally-invasive and stress-free blood sampling during incubation

Christina Bauch, Auteur ; Arndt H. J. Wellbrock, Auteur ; Rolf Nagel, Auteur ; Jan Rozman, Auteur ; Klaudia Witte, Auteur

Dans Journal of Ornithology (154(2) APR 2013)

The use of haematophagous bugs (Triatominae) for minimally-invasive blood sampling has increasingly gained interest. We developed a small bug-containing dummy egg (size: 25 x 19 [mm]) for stress-free blood sampling during incubation in Common Sw[...]

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Taking the stress out of blood collection: comparison of field blood-sampling techniques for analysis of baseline corticosterone

Jennifer M. Arnold, Auteur ; Stephen A. Oswald, Auteur ; Christian C. Voigt, Auteur ; Rupert Palme, Auteur ; Alexander Braasch, Auteur ; Christina Bauch, Auteur ; Peter H. Becker, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (39(5) SEP 2008)

Many ecological studies use stress hormones to assess the condition, health or disturbance levels of wild organisms. Common blood sampling protocols for this research involve trapping individuals and taking blood within three minutes to obtain a[...]

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