"Starlings" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The family Sturnidae, in the order PASSERIFORMES. The starling family also includes mynahs and oxpeckers.
| Descriptor ID |
D046749
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.620.750.712
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| Concept/Terms |
Mynahs- Mynahs
- Mynah
- Oxpeckers
- Oxpecker
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Starlings" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of predictable and unpredictable food restriction on the stress response in molting and non-molting European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2011 Nov; 160(3):390-9.
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Heart rate and heart-rate variability responses to acute and chronic stress in a wild-caught passerine bird. Physiol Biochem Zool. 2009 Jul-Aug; 82(4):332-44.
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Increased energy expenditure but decreased stress responsiveness during molt. Physiol Biochem Zool. 2008 Jul-Aug; 81(4):452-62.
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Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites of experimentally stressed captive and free-living starlings: implications for conservation research. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2008 Aug; 158(1):20-8.
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The effect of chronic psychological stress on corticosterone, plasma metabolites, and immune responsiveness in European starlings. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2007 Oct-Dec; 154(1-3):59-66.
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Chronic stress in free-living European starlings reduces corticosterone concentrations and reproductive success. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2007 Mar; 151(1):82-9.