The relationship between defecation and feeding in nestling birds: observational and experimental evidence

BACKGROUND: Adult birds clean the nest by consuming or transporting feces, which is thought to be important in order to lower the levels of parasites, pathogens and predation at the nest. If nestlings were to defecate when parents were absent, however, feces could accumulate in the nest. RESULTS: To...

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Autores principales: Quan, Rui-chang, Li, Huan, Wang, Bo, Goodale, Eben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-015-0116-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-015-0116-y

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