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Coccidial infection does not influence preening behavior in American goldfinches

Preening behavior in birds is important for the maintenance of thermoregulatory and ornamental functions of plumage. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that birds trade off time between plumage maintenance and other activities. However, the condition-dependent constraints of preening remain virtual...

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Autores principales: Surmacki, Adrian, Hill, Geoffrey E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10211-013-0159-z