Eggshell Bacterial Load Is Related to Antimicrobial Properties of Feathers Lining Barn Swallow Nests

Abstract The use of feathers to line bird’s nests has traditionally been interpreted as having a thermoregulatory function. Feather-degrading bacteria growing on feathers lining nests may have antimicrobial properties, which may provide an additional benefit to lining nests with feathers. We test th...
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Peralta-Sánchez, Juan Manuel [verfasserIn]

Soler, Juan José

Martín-Platero, Antonio Manuel

Knight, Rob

Martínez-Bueno, Manuel

Møller, Anders Pape

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2013

Schlagwörter:

Antimicrobial Activity

Antimicrobial Property

Bacterial Load

Hatching Success

Bacterial Density

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Microbial ecology - New York, NY : Springer, 1974, 67(2013), 2 vom: 07. Dez., Seite 480-487

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:67 ; year:2013 ; number:2 ; day:07 ; month:12 ; pages:480-487

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00248-013-0338-5

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SPR002885883

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