Uropygial gland size and composition varies according to experimentally modified microbiome in Great tits

BACKGROUND: Parasites exert important selective pressures on host life history traits. In birds, feathers are inhabited by numerous microorganisms, some of them being able to degrade feathers or lead to infections. Preening feathers with secretions of the uropygial gland has been found to act as an...

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Autores principales: Jacob, Staffan, Immer, Anika, Leclaire, Sarah, Parthuisot, Nathalie, Ducamp, Christine, Espinasse, Gilles, Heeb, Philipp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4074404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24938652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-134

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4074404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24938652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-134

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