Brood size modifications affect plumage bacterial assemblages of European starlings

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 639-646

  Lucas, Françoise S ^a,c   Moureau, Benoit ^a   Jourdie, Violaine ^a,b   Heeb, Philipp ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^d École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bird; Brood size; Feather; RISA; Trade off

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEATHER; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; STARLING; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWITZERLAND;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEATHERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; REPRODUCTION; STARLINGS; SWITZERLAND;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STURNIDAE; STURNUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 13444261404     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2005.02436.x     Document Type: Article

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