Use of plumage and gular pouch color to evaluate condition of oil spill rehabilitated California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) post-release.
Sublethal effects of oil spills may dampen seabird rehabilitation success due to lingering negative impacts of The Short contamination and stress on reproduction and long-term survival.These effects can be difficult to measure while birds are in care as well as once birds are released.Expression of sexually selected traits that are sensitive to con