Are antimicrobial defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection?

INTRODUCTION: All bird eggs are exposed to microbes in the environment, which if transmitted to the developing embryo, could cause hatching failure. However, the risk of trans-shell infection varies with environmental conditions and is higher for eggs laid in wetter environments. This might relate t...

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Main Authors: Horrocks, Nicholas PC, Hine, Kathryn, Hegemann, Arne, Ndithia, Henry K, Shobrak, Mohammed, Ostrowski, Stéphane, Williams, Joseph B, Matson, Kevin D, Tieleman, B Irene
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BioMed Central 2014
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4107615/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057281
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-49
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