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Body temperature responses to handling stress in wintering Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus L.)

Authors: Agnès Lewden, Andreas Nord, Magali Petit, François Vézina

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: body temperature, handling stress, hypothermia, poecile atricapillus, stress-induced hyperthermia, winter

2017


Personality does not predict social dominance in wild groups of black-capped chickadees

Authors: Isabelle Devost, Teri B. Jones, Maxime Cauchoix, Chloé Montreuil-Spencer, Julie Morand-Ferron

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: activity, behavioural syndrome, david's score, dominance hierarchy, exploration, field observations, neophilia, proactive–reactive, repeatability, social status

2016


Vocal signals predict attack during aggressive interactions in black-capped chickadees

Authors: Tyne M. Baker, David R. Wilson, Daniel J. Mennill

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal communication, black-capped chickadee, frequency matching, gargle call, overlapping, poecile atricapillus, signal reliability, song rate

2012


Seasonal variation of vocal behaviour in a temperate songbird: Assessing the effects of laboratory housing on wild-caught, seasonally breeding birds

Authors: Avey, MT. Rodriguez, A. Sturdy, CB.

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: chickadee, seasonality, songbirds, vocalbehaviour

2011


Group size and social interactions are associated with calling behavior in Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis)

Authors: Todd M. Freeberg, Ellen M. Harvey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: carolina chickadee, chick-a-dee call, information, social complexity, social interaction

2008


The relationship between dominance, corticosterone, memory, and food caching in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli)

Authors: Vladimir V. Pravosudov, Sally P. Mendoza, Nicola S. Clayton

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cache retrieval, corticosterone, food caching, mountain chickadee, social dominance, spatial memory

2003


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