Feather bacterial load shapes the trade-off between preening and immunity in pigeons

BACKGROUND: Complex communities of bacteria inhabit the feathers of all birds. Under normal conditions, individuals maintain a healthy state by defending themselves against these potential invaders by preening. The immune system is only triggered when bacteria gain access into the body. Preening is,...

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Autores principales: Leclaire, Sarah, Czirják, Gábor Árpád, Hammouda, Abdessalem, Gasparini, Julien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0338-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0338-9

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