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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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Julkaisussa:BMC Evol Biol
Päätekijät: Leclaire, Sarah, Czirják, Gábor Árpád, Hammouda, Abdessalem, Gasparini, Julien
Aineistotyyppi: Artigo
Kieli:Inglês
Julkaistu: BioMed Central 2015
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Linkit: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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