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  <dc:contributor>C.C. Voigt</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>J.M. Arnold</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>R. Nagel</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>P.H. Becker</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2006</dc:date>
  <dc:description>We describe a non-invasive technique to obtain blood samples from incubating birds without trapping and handling. A larval instar of the blood-sucking bug Dipetalogaster maximus (Heteroptera) was put in a hollowed artificial egg which was placed in a common tern Sterna hirundo) nest. A gauze-covered hole in the egg allowed the bug to draw blood from the brood patch of breeding adults. We successfully collected 68 blood samples of sufficient amount (median=187 ??l). The daily success rate was highest during the early breeding season and averaged 34% for all trials. We could not detect any visible response by the incubating bird to the sting of the bug. This technique allows for non-invasive blood collection from bird species of various sizes without disturbance. ?? Dt. Ornithologen-Gesellschaft e.V. 2005.</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1007/s10336-005-0027-3</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:title>A non-invasive technique to bleed incubating birds without trapping: A blood-sucking bug in a hollow egg</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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