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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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Publicado no:Ecol Evol
Main Authors: Dearborn, Donald C., Page, Symmantha M., Dainson, Miri, Hauber, Mark E., Hanley, Daniel
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acesso em linha: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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