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Feather bacterial load shapes the trade-off between preening and immunity in pigeons
BACKGROUND: Complex communities of bacteria inhabit the feathers of all birds. Under normal conditions, individuals maintain a healthy state by defending themselves against these potential invaders by preening. The immune system is only triggered when bacteria gain access into the body. Preening is,...
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| Publicado en: | BMC Evol Biol |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Formato: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en liña: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392809/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25881311 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0338-9 |
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