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Eggshells as hosts of bacterial communities: An experimental test of the antimicrobial egg coloration hypothesis

Oviparous animals have evolved multiple defenses to prevent microbes from penetrating their eggs and causing embryo mortality. In birds, egg constituents such as lysozyme and antibodies defend against microbial infestation, but eggshell pigments might also impact survival of bacteria. If so, microbe...

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Pubblicato in:Ecol Evol
Autori principali: Dearborn, Donald C., Page, Symmantha M., Dainson, Miri, Hauber, Mark E., Hanley, Daniel
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5696418/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29188002
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3508
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