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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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| Idioma: | Inglês |
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BioMed Central
2014
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| Acceso en liña: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4074404/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24938652 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-134 |
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