Cargando…
Volume and antimicrobial activity of secretions of the uropygial gland are correlated with malaria infection in house sparrows
BACKGROUND: Animals have developed a wide range of defensive mechanisms against parasites to reduce the likelihood of infection and its negative fitness costs. The uropygial gland is an exocrine gland that produces antimicrobial and antifungal secretions with properties used as a defensive barrier o...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2016
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27114098 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1512-7 |