Variation in plumage microbiota depends on season and migration

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 212-220

  Bisson, Isabelle A ^a,d   Marra, Peter P ^a,e   Burtt Jr, Edward H ^b   Sikaroodi, Masoumeh ^c   Gillevet, Patrick M ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEATHER; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SOIL;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIRDS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEATHERS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 67649219757     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9490-3     Document Type: Article

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