Patterns of prevalence among bacterial communities of alpine accentors (Prunella collaris) in the Tatra Mountains

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-143

  Janiga, Marián ^a   Sedlárová, Agneŝa ^a   Rigg, Robin ^a   Novotná, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILINA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Bacterial communities; High mountains; Prunella collaris; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FECES; FLORA; JUVENILE; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; TATRA MOUNTAINS;

AVES; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA; HAFNIA; KLEBSIELLA; PANTOEA; PRUNELLA (AVES); PRUNELLA COLLARIS; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; YERSINIA;

EID: 34047157604     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0104-2     Document Type: Article

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