Seasonally changing preen-wax composition: Red knots' (Calidris canutus) flexible defense against feather-degrading bacteria?

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-290

  Reneerkens, Jeroen ^a,c   Versteegh, Maaike A ^a,b,c   Schneider, Amy M ^b,d   Piersma, Theunis ^a,c   Burtt Jr , Edward H ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Calidris canutus; Feather degradation; Preen wax; Red Knot; Sandpipers; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCUBATION; NEST SITE; PLUMAGE; WADER;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALIDRIS CANUTUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 63049117676     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.06217     Document Type: Article

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